Amazon Linux 2 : ipa (ALAS-2026-3916)

#%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-2026-3916.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(344422);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-76578");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : ipa (ALAS-2026-3916)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3916 advisory.

    A flaw was found in FreeIPA. The self-managed OTP token ACI does not require authentication and does not
    restrict which attributes may be added alongside the token entry. An unauthenticated LDAP client can
    exploit this, combined with a related flaw in the underlying directory server's ACI evaluation (tracked
    separately), to create an arbitrary attacker-controlled Kerberos principal and have it added to the
    administrators group. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to obtain genuine FreeIPA
    administrator-group membership and perform administrative operations against the directory and, on SID-
    enabled deployments, other IdM services. (CVE-2026-76578)

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

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/ALAS2-2026-3916.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-76578.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update ipa' or
  or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3916' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  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:H/I:H/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-2026-76578");

  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:"2026/09/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/09");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-client");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-client-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-python-compat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-server-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-server-dns");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ipa-server-trust-ad");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-ipaclient");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-ipalib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python2-ipaserver");
  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) 2026 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("rpm2.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':'ipa-client-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-client-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-client-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-client-common-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-common-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-debuginfo-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-debuginfo-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-debuginfo-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-python-compat-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-common-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-dns-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-trust-ad-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-trust-ad-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ipa-server-trust-ad-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python2-ipaclient-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python2-ipalib-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python2-ipaserver-4.6.8-5.amzn2.17.6', '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;
  var cves = 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 (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  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, cves:cves)) 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, "ipa-client / ipa-client-common / ipa-common / etc");
}