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HistoryApr 07, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian dla-3782 : bsdutils - security update

2024-04-0700:00:00
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debian 10
multiple vulnerabilities
util-linux
buffer overflow
integer overflow
wall command
setgid permissions
account takeover.

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-3782 advisory.

  • An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file.
    NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
    (CVE-2021-37600)

  • wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users’ terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover. (CVE-2024-28085)

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-3782. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(192962);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-37600", "CVE-2024-28085");

  script_name(english:"Debian dla-3782 : bsdutils - 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-3782 advisory.

  - An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker
    were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file.
    NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
    (CVE-2021-37600)

  - wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to
    be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are
    blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where
    this leads to account takeover. (CVE-2024-28085)

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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37600");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28085");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the bsdutils packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2021-37600");

  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:"2021/07/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/04/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bsdutils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fdisk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsmartcols-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsmartcols1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libuuid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mount");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rfkill");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux-locales");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:uuid-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:uuid-runtime");
  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) 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/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': 'bsdutils', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'fdisk', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libblkid-dev', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libblkid1', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libfdisk-dev', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libfdisk1', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libmount-dev', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libmount1', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libsmartcols-dev', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libsmartcols1', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'libuuid1', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'mount', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'rfkill', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'util-linux', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'util-linux-locales', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'uuid-dev', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'uuid-runtime', 'reference': '2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1'}
];

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_NOTE,
    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, 'bsdutils / fdisk / libblkid-dev / libblkid1 / libfdisk-dev / libfdisk1 / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linuxutil-linuxp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux
debiandebian_linuxbsdutilsp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bsdutils
debiandebian_linuxfdiskp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fdisk
debiandebian_linuxlibblkid-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid-dev
debiandebian_linuxlibblkid1p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid1
debiandebian_linuxlibfdisk-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk-dev
debiandebian_linuxlibfdisk1p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk1
debiandebian_linuxlibmount-devp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount-dev
debiandebian_linuxlibmount1p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount1
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