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HistoryMay 19, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2022:4642)

2022-05-1900:00:00
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centos 7
kernel
privilege escalation

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.095

Percentile

94.8%

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2022:4642 advisory.

  • kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:4642 and
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2022:4642 respectively.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(161374);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-0492");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2022:4642");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2022:4642)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
CESA-2022:4642 advisory.

  - kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2022-May/073587.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cbe41c13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-2022-0492");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Docker cgroups Container Escape');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(287);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/02/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/05/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/05/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bpftool");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-abi-whitelists");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2023 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 release = get_kb_item('Host/CentOS/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'CentOS' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CentOS');
var os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '7')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS 7.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) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CentOS', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bpftool-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debug-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python-perf-3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach 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 = 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_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, 'bpftool / kernel / kernel-abi-whitelists / etc');
}

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.095

Percentile

94.8%