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HistoryFeb 20, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CentOS 7 : tigervnc and xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2023:0675)

2023-02-2000:00:00
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centos 7
tigervnc
xorg-x11-server
vulnerability
rhsa-2023:0675
x.org
local privilege elevation
remote code execution
cve-2023-0494
nessus scanner

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51.8%

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:0675 advisory.

  • A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs due to a dangling pointer in DeepCopyPointerClasses that can be exploited by ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo() and ProcXkbGetDeviceInfo() to read and write into freed memory. This can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. (CVE-2023-0494)

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

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2023:0675 and
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2023:0675 respectively.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(171659);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-0494");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2023:0675");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 7 : tigervnc and xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2023:0675)");

  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
RHSA-2023:0675 advisory.

  - A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs due to a dangling pointer in DeepCopyPointerClasses
    that can be exploited by ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo() and ProcXkbGetDeviceInfo() to read and write into freed
    memory. This can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and
    remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. (CVE-2023-0494)

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-2023:0675");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-2023-0494");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(416);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/02/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/02/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/02/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xdmx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xephyr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xnest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xorg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xvfb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xwayland");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-icons");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-server-applet");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-server-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tigervnc-server-module");
  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) 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 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(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CentOS');
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 && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CentOS', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'tigervnc-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-icons-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-icons-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-license-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-license-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-applet-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-applet-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-minimal-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-minimal-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-module-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tigervnc-server-module-1.8.0-24.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'CentOS-7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.4-22.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'CentOS-7', '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 = 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, 'tigervnc / tigervnc-icons / tigervnc-license / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xdmxp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xdmx
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xephyrp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xephyr
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xnestp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xnest
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xorgp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xorg
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xvfbp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xvfb
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-xwaylandp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-xwayland
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-commonp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-common
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-develp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-devel
centoscentosxorg-x11-server-sourcep-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-source
centoscentos7cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
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