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Amazon Linux 2 : ruby (ALAS-2024-2637)

2024-09-1800:00:00
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amazon linux 2
ruby
alas-2024-2637
vulnerability
rexml
cve-2021-28965
memory address read
cve-2024-27282
tenable scanner

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

7.8

Confidence

High

The version of ruby installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.0.648-36. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2637 advisory.

A flaw was found in the way the Ruby REXML library parsed XML documents. Parsing a specially crafted XML     document using REXML and writing parsed data back to a new XML document results in creating a document     with a different structure. This issue could affect the integrity of processed data in applications using     REXML that parse XML documents, write data back to XML, and re-parse them again. (CVE-2021-28965)

ruby: Arbitrary memory address read vulnerability with Regex search (CVE-2024-27282)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2024-2637.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(207407);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/09/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-28965", "CVE-2024-27282");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : ruby (ALAS-2024-2637)");

  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 ruby installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.0.648-36. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2637 advisory.

    A flaw was found in the way the Ruby REXML library parsed XML documents. Parsing a specially crafted XML
    document using REXML and writing parsed data back to a new XML document results in creating a document
    with a different structure. This issue could affect the integrity of processed data in applications using
    REXML that parse XML documents, write data back to XML, and re-parse them again. (CVE-2021-28965)

    ruby: Arbitrary memory address read vulnerability with Regex search (CVE-2024-27282)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2024-2637.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-28965.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-27282.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update ruby' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:H/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-2021-28965");

  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:"2021/04/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/09/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/09/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-irb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ruby-tcltk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-bigdecimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-io-console");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-json");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-minitest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-psych");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-rake");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygem-rdoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygems");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rubygems-devel");
  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) 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 != "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':'ruby-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-debuginfo-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-debuginfo-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-debuginfo-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-bigdecimal-1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-bigdecimal-1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-bigdecimal-1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-io-console-0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-io-console-0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-io-console-0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-json-1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-json-1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-json-1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-minitest-4.3.2-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-psych-2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-psych-2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-psych-2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-rake-0.9.6-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-rdoc-4.0.0-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-2.0.14.1-36.amzn2.0.12', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-devel-2.0.14.1-36.amzn2.0.12', '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_WARNING,
      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, "ruby / ruby-debuginfo / ruby-devel / etc");
}

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

7.8

Confidence

High