GLSA-202101-27 : FreeRADIUS: Root privilege escalation
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security | www.security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-27 |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-27.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(145429);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/26");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"202101-27");
script_name(english:"GLSA-202101-27 : FreeRADIUS: Root 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-202101-27
(FreeRADIUS: Root privilege escalation)
It was discovered that Gentoo’s FreeRADIUS systemd unit set
permissions on an unsafe directory on start.
Impact :
A local attacker could escalate privileges.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-27"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All FreeRADIUS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dialup/freeradius-3.0.20-r1'"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"Medium");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:freeradius");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/01/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/01/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/01/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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:"net-dialup/freeradius", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.0.20-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.0.20-r1"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "FreeRADIUS");
}
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26 Jan 2021 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6