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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libgcrypt / libgcrypt-debuginfo / libgcrypt-debugsource / etc (crlsa-2022_5311)

🗓️ 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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libgcrypt ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery in Rocky Linux 8.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(357357);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-40528");

  script_name(english:"Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libgcrypt / libgcrypt-debuginfo / libgcrypt-debugsource / etc (crlsa-2022_5311)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ
crlsa-2022_5311 advisory.

    * libgcrypt: ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery (CVE-2021-40528)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2002816");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2002816");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2022:5311");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5311");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2022_5311.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?413ed1f0");
  # https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories/blob/main/csaf/advisories/rocky/2022/crlsa-2022_5311.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?634c3cb3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2022_5311.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-40528");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/06/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/06/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/extended-third-party", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RockyLinux/release", "Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'CIQ') exit(0, 'CIQ support not enabled.');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Rocky Linux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Rocky Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux 8', 'Rocky Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Rocky Linux', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el8_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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_NOTE,
      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, 'libgcrypt / libgcrypt-debuginfo / libgcrypt-debugsource / etc');
}

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01 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 22.6
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.01423
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