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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: cloud-hypervisor / edk2 / hvloader / openssl / rust (CVE-2022-4450)

🗓️ 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Azure Linux 3.0 vulnerable components include cloud-hypervisor, edk2, hvloader, and openssl (CVE-2022-4450)

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(215573);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-4450");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0518-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0462-S");

  script_name(english:"Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: cloud-hypervisor / edk2 / hvloader / openssl / rust (CVE-2022-4450)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of cloud-hypervisor / edk2 / hvloader / openssl / rust installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior
to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-4450 advisory.

  - The function PEM_read_bio_ex() reads a PEM file from a BIO and parses and decodes the name (e.g.
    CERTIFICATE), any header data and the payload data. If the function succeeds then the name_out,
    header and data arguments are populated with pointers to buffers containing the relevant decoded data.
    The caller is responsible for freeing those buffers. It is possible to construct a PEM file that results
    in 0 bytes of payload data. In this case PEM_read_bio_ex() will return a failure code but will populate
    the header argument with a pointer to a buffer that has already been freed. If the caller also frees this
    buffer then a double free will occur. This will most likely lead to a crash. This could be exploited by an
    attacker who has the ability to supply malicious PEM files for parsing to achieve a denial of service
    attack. The functions PEM_read_bio() and PEM_read() are simple wrappers around PEM_read_bio_ex() and
    therefore these functions are also directly affected. These functions are also called indirectly by a
    number of other OpenSSL functions including PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio_ex() and SSL_CTX_use_serverinfo_file()
    which are also vulnerable. Some OpenSSL internal uses of these functions are not vulnerable because the
    caller does not free the header argument if PEM_read_bio_ex() returns a failure code. These locations
    include the PEM_read_bio_TYPE() functions as well as the decoders introduced in OpenSSL 3.0. The OpenSSL
    asn1parse command line application is also impacted by this issue. (CVE-2022-4450)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4450");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: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-2022-4450");

  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:"2023/02/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cloud-hypervisor");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-experimental");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ext4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf-ia32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-ovmf-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:edk2-tools-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hvloader");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:openssl-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rust");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rust-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:rust-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Azure Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AzureLinux/release", "Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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/AzureLinux/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'Azure Linux' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Azure Linux ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Azure Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux 3.0', 'Azure Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/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$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
  audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Azure Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'edk2-experimental-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-ext4-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-ovmf-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-ovmf-ia32-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-ovmf-xen-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-tools-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-tools-doc-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'edk2-tools-python-20240223gitedc6681206c1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hvloader-1.0.1-4.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', '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 = 'Azure Linux ' + 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, 'cloud-hypervisor / edk2-experimental / edk2-ext4 / edk2-ovmf / etc');
}

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