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Amazon Linux 2 : protobuf (ALAS-2023-1948)

2023-02-2300:00:00
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protobuf
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alas-2023-1948
null char
unchecked call
upgrade
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The version of protobuf installed on the remote host is prior to 2.5.0-8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-1948 advisory.

  • Nullptr dereference when a null char is present in a proto symbol. The symbol is parsed incorrectly, leading to an unchecked call into the proto file’s name during generation of the resulting error message.
    Since the symbol is incorrectly parsed, the file is nullptr. We recommend upgrading to version 3.15.0 or greater. (CVE-2021-22570)

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 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2023-1948.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(171821);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/02/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-22570");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : protobuf (ALAS-2023-1948)");

  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 protobuf installed on the remote host is prior to 2.5.0-8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-1948 advisory.

  - Nullptr dereference when a null char is present in a proto symbol. The symbol is parsed incorrectly,
    leading to an unchecked call into the proto file's name during generation of the resulting error message.
    Since the symbol is incorrectly parsed, the file is nullptr. We recommend upgrading to version 3.15.0 or
    greater. (CVE-2021-22570)

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-2023-1948.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/../../faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-22570.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update protobuf' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  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:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-22570");

  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:"2022/01/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/02/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/02/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-compiler");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-emacs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-emacs-el");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-lite");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-lite-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-lite-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-vim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  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 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 != "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':'protobuf-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-compiler-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-compiler-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-compiler-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-debuginfo-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-debuginfo-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-debuginfo-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-el-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-el-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-emacs-el-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-java-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-java-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-java-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-javadoc-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-javadoc-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-javadoc-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-devel-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-lite-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-python-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-python-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-python-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-static-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-vim-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-vim-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'protobuf-vim-2.5.0-8.amzn2.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', '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_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, "protobuf / protobuf-compiler / protobuf-debuginfo / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinuxprotobufp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf
amazonlinuxprotobuf-compilerp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-compiler
amazonlinuxprotobuf-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-debuginfo
amazonlinuxprotobuf-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-devel
amazonlinuxprotobuf-emacsp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-emacs
amazonlinuxprotobuf-emacs-elp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-emacs-el
amazonlinuxprotobuf-javap-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-java
amazonlinuxprotobuf-javadocp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-javadoc
amazonlinuxprotobuf-litep-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-lite
amazonlinuxprotobuf-lite-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:protobuf-lite-devel
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