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Debian dla-3831 : nano - security update

2024-06-1800:00:00
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debian 10
nano
security update
symlink attack
emergency file saving
cve-2024-5742

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3831 advisory.

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3831-1                [email protected]     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     June 17, 2024                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package        : nano     Version        : 3.2-3+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-5742

A symlink attack with emergency file saving has been fixed in the text     editor nano.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     3.2-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nano packages.

For the detailed security status of nano please refer to     its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nano

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

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 Debian Security Advisory dla-3831. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(200694);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-5742");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0355");

  script_name(english:"Debian dla-3831 : nano - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3831
advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3831-1                [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk
    June 17, 2024                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : nano
    Version        : 3.2-3+deb10u1
    CVE ID         : CVE-2024-5742

    A symlink attack with emergency file saving has been fixed in the text
    editor nano.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
    3.2-3+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your nano packages.

    For the detailed security status of nano please refer to
    its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nano

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nano");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-5742");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/nano");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the nano packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-5742");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/06/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/06/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/06/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nano");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nano-tiny");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  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': 'nano', 'reference': '3.2-3+deb10u1'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'nano-tiny', 'reference': '3.2-3+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_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, 'nano / nano-tiny');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linuxnanop-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nano
debiandebian_linuxnano-tinyp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nano-tiny

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%