The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201512-12 (KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation)
KDE Systemsettings fails to properly validate user input before passing it as argument in context of higher privilege.
Impact :
A local attacker could gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.
Workaround :
Add a polkit rule to disable the org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.save action.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201512-12.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(87712);
script_version("2.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8651");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201512-12");
script_name(english:"GLSA-201512-12 : KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201512-12
(KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation)
KDE Systemsettings fails to properly validate user input before passing
it as argument in context of higher privilege.
Impact :
A local attacker could gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp
utility name) argument.
Workaround :
Add a polkit rule to disable the org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.save action."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All KDE Systemsettings users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=kde-base/systemsettings-4.11.13-r1'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:systemsettings");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/01/04");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"kde-base/systemsettings", unaffected:make_list("ge 4.11.13-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 4.11.13-r1"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "KDE Systemsettings");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
gentoo | linux | systemsettings | p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:systemsettings |
gentoo | linux | cpe:/o:gentoo:linux |