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CentOS 8 : webkit2gtk3 (CESA-2023:0016)

🗓️ 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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The CentOS 8 webkit2gtk3 package is affected by a type confusion vulnerability (CESA-2023:0016) allowing arbitrary code execution

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2023:0016. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(190188);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-42856");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/01/04");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2023:0016");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 8 : webkit2gtk3 (CESA-2023:0016)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
CESA-2023:0016 advisory.

  - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2,
    tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted
    web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
    actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.. (CVE-2022-42856)

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0016");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-42856");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/12/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/01/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/02/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-jsc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CentOS 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/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/CentOS/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'CentOS' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Stream)?(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CentOS');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if ('CentOS Stream' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS 8-Stream');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS 8.x', 'CentOS ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/CentOS/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 && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CentOS', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-devel-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-devel-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-2.36.7-1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', '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;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'CentOS-' + 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 (reference && _release) {
    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_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, 'webkit2gtk3 / webkit2gtk3-devel / webkit2gtk3-jsc / etc');
}

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08 Feb 2024 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.08454
SSVC
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