CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
15.5%
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:2853 advisory.
A vulnerability in Node.js has been identified, allowing for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack through resource exhaustion when using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL. The vulnerability stems from the fact that the fetch() function in Node.js always decodes Brotli, making it possible for an attacker to cause resource exhaustion when fetching content from an untrusted URL. An attacker controlling the URL passed into fetch() can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory, potentially leading to process termination, depending on the system configuration. (CVE-2024-22025)
c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests. ares__read_line()
is used to parse local configuration files such as /etc/resolv.conf
, /etc/nsswitch.conf
, the HOSTALIASES
file, and if using a c-ares version prior to 1.27.0, the /etc/hosts
file. If any of these configuration files has an embedded NULL
character as the first character in a new line, it can lead to attempting to read memory prior to the start of the given buffer which may result in a crash. This issue is fixed in c-ares 1.27.0.
No known workarounds exist. (CVE-2024-25629)
The team has identified a critical vulnerability in the http server of the most recent version of Node, where malformed headers can lead to HTTP request smuggling. Specifically, if a space is placed before a content-length header, it is not interpreted correctly, enabling attackers to smuggle in a second request within the body of the first. (CVE-2024-27982)
An attacker can make the Node.js HTTP/2 server completely unavailable by sending a small amount of HTTP/2 frames packets with a few HTTP/2 frames inside. It is possible to leave some data in nghttp2 memory after reset when headers with HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frame are sent to the server and then a TCP connection is abruptly closed by the client triggering the Http2Session destructor while header frames are still being processed (and stored in memory) causing a race condition. (CVE-2024-27983)
nghttp2 is an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C. The nghttp2 library prior to version 1.61.0 keeps reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames even after a stream is reset to keep HPACK context in sync. This causes excessive CPU usage to decode HPACK stream. nghttp2 v1.61.0 mitigates this vulnerability by limiting the number of CONTINUATION frames it accepts per stream.
There is no workaround for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-28182)
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 package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2024:2853.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(197180);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/16");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2024-22025",
"CVE-2024-25629",
"CVE-2024-27982",
"CVE-2024-27983",
"CVE-2024-28182"
);
script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2024:2853");
script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9 : nodejs:20 (ALSA-2024:2853)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2024:2853 advisory.
- A vulnerability in Node.js has been identified, allowing for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack through
resource exhaustion when using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL. The
vulnerability stems from the fact that the fetch() function in Node.js always decodes Brotli, making it
possible for an attacker to cause resource exhaustion when fetching content from an untrusted URL. An
attacker controlling the URL passed into fetch() can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory,
potentially leading to process termination, depending on the system configuration. (CVE-2024-22025)
- c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests. `ares__read_line()` is used to parse local
configuration files such as `/etc/resolv.conf`, `/etc/nsswitch.conf`, the `HOSTALIASES` file, and if using
a c-ares version prior to 1.27.0, the `/etc/hosts` file. If any of these configuration files has an
embedded `NULL` character as the first character in a new line, it can lead to attempting to read memory
prior to the start of the given buffer which may result in a crash. This issue is fixed in c-ares 1.27.0.
No known workarounds exist. (CVE-2024-25629)
- The team has identified a critical vulnerability in the http server of the most recent version of Node,
where malformed headers can lead to HTTP request smuggling. Specifically, if a space is placed before a
content-length header, it is not interpreted correctly, enabling attackers to smuggle in a second request
within the body of the first. (CVE-2024-27982)
- An attacker can make the Node.js HTTP/2 server completely unavailable by sending a small amount of HTTP/2
frames packets with a few HTTP/2 frames inside. It is possible to leave some data in nghttp2 memory after
reset when headers with HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frame are sent to the server and then a TCP connection is
abruptly closed by the client triggering the Http2Session destructor while header frames are still being
processed (and stored in memory) causing a race condition. (CVE-2024-27983)
- nghttp2 is an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C. The nghttp2 library prior
to version 1.61.0 keeps reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames even after a stream is
reset to keep HPACK context in sync. This causes excessive CPU usage to decode HPACK stream. nghttp2
v1.61.0 mitigates this vulnerability by limiting the number of CONTINUATION frames it accepts per stream.
There is no workaround for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-28182)
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://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2853.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:L/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-2024-27982");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-27983");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(127, 390, 400, 444);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/05/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/05/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-docs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-full-i18n");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-nodemon");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-packaging");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-packaging-bundler");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:npm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Alma 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/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "AlmaLinux release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);
var module_ver = get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/appstream/nodejs');
if (isnull(module_ver)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module nodejs:20');
if ('20' >!< module_ver) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Module nodejs:' + module_ver);
var appstreams = {
'nodejs:20': [
{'reference':'nodejs-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-devel-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-devel-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-docs-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-20.12.2-2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'nodejs-nodemon-3.0.1-1.module_el9.3.0+47+c33bc288', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module_el9.3.0+88+29afeaa2', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'npm-10.5.0-1.20.12.2.2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
{'reference':'npm-10.5.0-1.20.12.2.2.module_el9.4.0+100+71fc9528', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'}
]
};
var flag = 0;
var appstreams_found = 0;
foreach var module (keys(appstreams)) {
var appstream = NULL;
var appstream_name = NULL;
var appstream_version = NULL;
var appstream_split = split(module, sep:':', keep:FALSE);
if (!empty_or_null(appstream_split)) {
appstream_name = appstream_split[0];
appstream_version = appstream_split[1];
if (!empty_or_null(appstream_name)) appstream = get_one_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/appstream/' + appstream_name);
}
if (!empty_or_null(appstream) && appstream_version == appstream || appstream_name == 'all') {
appstreams_found++;
foreach var package_array ( appstreams[module] ) {
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 = 'Alma-' + 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 (!appstreams_found) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module nodejs:20');
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, 'nodejs / nodejs-devel / nodejs-docs / nodejs-full-i18n / etc');
}
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-22025
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25629
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27982
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27983
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-28182
errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2853.html
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
15.5%