The version of grub2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.06-9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1787 advisory.
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 70300
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2022-1787.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(160263);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/27");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3981");
script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2022-1787");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : grub2 (ALAS-2022-1787)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of grub2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.06-9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1787 advisory.
- A flaw in grub2 was found where its configuration file, known as grub.cfg, is being created with the wrong
permission set allowing non privileged users to read its content. This represents a low severity
confidentiality issue, as those users can eventually read any encrypted passwords present in grub.cfg.
This flaw affects grub2 2.06 and previous versions. This issue has been fixed in grub upstream but no
version with the fix is currently released. (CVE-2021-3981)
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/AL2/ALAS-2022-1787.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-3981.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update grub2' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3981");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/03/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/04/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/04/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-ec2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64-cdboot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64-ec2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-emu");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-emu-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-pc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-pc-modules");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-tools-efi");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-tools-extra");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-tools-minimal");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022 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 release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'grub2-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-common-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-debuginfo-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-debuginfo-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-aa64-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-aa64-ec2-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-x64-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-x64-ec2-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-emu-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-emu-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-emu-modules-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-emu-modules-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-pc-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-pc-modules-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-efi-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-extra-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-extra-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-minimal-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'grub2-tools-minimal-2.06-9.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var release = NULL;
var cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var allowmaj = 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['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['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (reference && release) {
if (rpm_check(release:release, cpu:cpu, reference:reference, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_NOTE,
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, "grub2 / grub2-common / grub2-debuginfo / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
amazon | linux | grub2 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2 |
amazon | linux | grub2-common | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-common |
amazon | linux | grub2-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-aa64 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64 |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-aa64-modules | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-modules |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-x64 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64 |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64-cdboot |
amazon | linux | grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:grub2-efi-x64-ec2 |