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HistoryDec 03, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian DLA-3682-1 : ncurses - LTS security update

2023-12-0300:00:00
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debian
ncurses
lts
security update
vulnerabilities
heap-based buffer overflow
memory corruption
setuid application

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3682 advisory.

  • An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2021-39537)

  • ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file that is found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable. (CVE-2023-29491)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 Debian Security Advisory dla-3682. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(186526);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-39537", "CVE-2023-29491");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-3682-1 : ncurses - LTS security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dla-3682 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer
    overflow. (CVE-2021-39537)

  - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security-
    relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file that is found in $HOME/.terminfo
    or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable. (CVE-2023-29491)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1034372");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ncurses");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3682");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39537");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29491");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/ncurses");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the ncurses packages.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-39537");

  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:"2021/09/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/12/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/12/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncurses-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncurses6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncursesw6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32tinfo6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncurses-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncurses6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncursesw6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64tinfo6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses5-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses6-dbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncursesw5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncursesw5-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncursesw6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncursesw6-dbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinfo-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinfo5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinfo6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinfo6-dbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ncurses-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ncurses-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ncurses-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ncurses-examples");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ncurses-term");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian 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/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(10)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 10.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
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, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib32ncurses-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib32ncurses6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib32ncursesw6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib32tinfo6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib64ncurses-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib64ncurses6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib64ncursesw6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'lib64tinfo6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncurses-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncurses5', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncurses5-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncurses6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncurses6-dbg', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncursesw5', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncursesw5-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncursesw6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libncursesw6-dbg', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libtinfo-dev', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libtinfo5', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libtinfo6', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libtinfo6-dbg', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'ncurses-base', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'ncurses-bin', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'ncurses-doc', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'ncurses-examples', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'ncurses-term', 'reference': '6.1+20181013-2+deb10u5'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'lib32ncurses-dev / lib32ncurses6 / lib32ncursesw6 / lib32tinfo6 / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linuxlib32ncurses-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncurses-dev
debiandebian_linuxlib32ncurses6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncurses6
debiandebian_linuxlib32ncursesw6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32ncursesw6
debiandebian_linuxlib32tinfo6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32tinfo6
debiandebian_linuxlib64ncurses-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncurses-dev
debiandebian_linuxlib64ncurses6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncurses6
debiandebian_linuxlib64ncursesw6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64ncursesw6
debiandebian_linuxlib64tinfo6p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64tinfo6
debiandebian_linuxlibncurses-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libncurses-dev
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