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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2002:047)

2004-07-3100:00:00
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Michal Zalewski found a vulnerability in the util-linux package with the chfn utility. This utility allows users to modify some information in the /etc/passwd file, and is installed setuid root. Using a carefully crafted attack sequence, an attacker can exploit a complex file locking and modification race that would allow them to make changes to the /etc/passwd file. To successfully exploit this vulnerability and obtain privilege escalation, there is a need for some administrator interaction, and the password file must over over 4kb in size; the attacker’s entry cannot be in the last 4kb of the file.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:047. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(13950);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2002-0638");
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"405955");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2002:047");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2002:047)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Michal Zalewski found a vulnerability in the util-linux package with
the chfn utility. This utility allows users to modify some information
in the /etc/passwd file, and is installed setuid root. Using a
carefully crafted attack sequence, an attacker can exploit a complex
file locking and modification race that would allow them to make
changes to the /etc/passwd file. To successfully exploit this
vulnerability and obtain privilege escalation, there is a need for
some administrator interaction, and the password file must over over
4kb in size; the attacker's entry cannot be in the last 4kb of the
file."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected losetup, mount and / or util-linux packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/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:mandriva:linux:losetup");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mount");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/08/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/07/31");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"util-linux-2.10o-6.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"util-linux-2.10o-6.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"util-linux-2.10s-3.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"util-linux-2.11h-3.5mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"losetup-2.11n-4.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"mount-2.11n-4.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"util-linux-2.11n-4.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
mandrivalinuxlosetupp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:losetup
mandrivalinuxmountp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mount
mandrivalinuxutil-linuxp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux7.1cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux7.2cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux8.0cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux8.1cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux8.2cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2
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