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Amazon Linux 2023 : nginx, nginx-all-modules, nginx-core (ALAS2023-2023-393)

2023-10-1900:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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amazon linux 2023
nginx
http/2 protocol
denial of service
cve-2023-44487
alas2023-2023-393
nessus
dnf update

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.732 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.1%

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-393 advisory.

  • The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023. (CVE-2023-44487)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2023-393.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(183347);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-44487");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/10/31");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2024-0004");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0083-S");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : nginx, nginx-all-modules, nginx-core (ALAS2023-2023-393)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-393 advisory.

  - The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation
    can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023. (CVE-2023-44487)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-393.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-44487.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update nginx --releasever 2023.2.20231016' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-44487");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-all-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-core-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-filesystem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-mail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-mail-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-stream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-stream-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'nginx-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-all-modules-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-core-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-core-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-core-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-core-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-debugsource-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-debugsource-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-filesystem-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-devel-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-devel-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-image-filter-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-image-filter-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-image-filter-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-image-filter-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-perl-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-perl-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-mail-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-mail-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-mail-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-mail-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-stream-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-stream-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-stream-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nginx-mod-stream-debuginfo-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "nginx / nginx-all-modules / nginx-core / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinuxnginx-corep-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-core
amazonlinuxnginx-mod-mailp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-mail
amazonlinuxnginx-debugsourcep-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-debugsource
amazonlinuxnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfo
amazonlinuxnginx-mod-http-xslt-filterp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter
amazonlinuxnginx-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-debuginfo
amazonlinuxnginx-filesystemp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-filesystem
amazonlinuxnginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfo
amazonlinuxnginx-core-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-core-debuginfo
amazonlinuxnginx-mod-stream-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nginx-mod-stream-debuginfo
Rows per page:
1-10 of 191

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.732 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.1%