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Debian dsa-5977 : aide - security update

🗓️ 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Aide advisory: two local flaws let hiding file changes, tampering logs, crashing during report.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-5977. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(249341);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-54389", "CVE-2025-54409");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0641");

  script_name(english:"Debian dsa-5977 : aide - 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 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dsa-5977 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian Security Advisory DSA-5977-1                   [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
    August 14, 2025                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : aide
    CVE ID         : CVE-2025-54389 CVE-2025-54409

    Rajesh Pangare discovered two vulnerabilities in aide, an advanced
    intrusion detection system. A local attacker can take advantage of these
    flaws to hide the addition or removal of a file from the the report,
    tamper with the log output, or cause aide to crash during report
    printing or database listing.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
    in version 0.18.3-1+deb12u4.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
    version 0.19.1-2+deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your aide packages.

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

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

    Mailing list: [email protected]

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

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/aide");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54389");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54409");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/aide");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/aide");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the aide packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  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:N/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-2025-54389");

  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:"2025/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-dynamic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  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) 2025 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:"^(12)\.[0-9]+|^(13)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 12.0 / 13.0', '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': '12.0', 'prefix': 'aide', 'reference': '0.18.3-1+deb12u4'},
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'aide-common', 'reference': '0.18.3-1+deb12u4'},
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'aide-dynamic', 'reference': '0.18.3-1+deb12u4'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'aide', 'reference': '0.19.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'aide-common', 'reference': '0.19.1-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'aide-dynamic', 'reference': '0.19.1-2+deb13u1'}
];

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, 'aide / aide-common / aide-dynamic');
}

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