CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
The version of bind installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-6516 advisory.
named
running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to clean up the database. It uses several methods, including some that are asynchronous: a small chunk of memory pointing to the cache element that can be cleaned up is first allocated and then queued for later processing. It was discovered that if the resolver is continuously processing query patterns triggering this type of cache-database maintenance, named
May not be able to handle the cleanup events in a timely manner. This in turn enables the list of queued cleanup events to grow infinitely large over time, allowing the configured max-cache-size
limit to be significantly exceeded. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.16.45 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1. (CVE-2023-6516)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.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(201700);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/07/26");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-6516");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0103-S");
script_name(english:"CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: bind (CVE-2023-6516)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of bind installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected
by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-6516 advisory.
- To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to
clean up the database. It uses several methods, including some that are asynchronous: a small chunk of
memory pointing to the cache element that can be cleaned up is first allocated and then queued for later
processing. It was discovered that if the resolver is continuously processing query patterns triggering
this type of cache-database maintenance, `named` May not be able to handle the cleanup events in a timely
manner. This in turn enables the list of queued cleanup events to grow infinitely large over time,
allowing the configured `max-cache-size` limit to be significantly exceeded. This issue affects BIND 9
versions 9.16.0 through 9.16.45 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1. (CVE-2023-6516)
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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6516");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-6516");
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:"2024/02/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/07/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/07/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-chroot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-filesystem");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-ldap");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-mysql");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-sqlite3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dnssec-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dnssec-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-license");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-bind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MarinerOS 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/CBLMariner/release", "Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'CBL-Mariner' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CBL-Mariner ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CBL-Mariner');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner 2.0', 'CBL-Mariner ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CBL-Mariner', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'bind-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-chroot-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-chroot-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-devel-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-devel-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-libs-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-libs-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-license-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-license-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-utils-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-bind-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-bind-9.16.48-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'CBLMariner-' + package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bind / bind-chroot / bind-debuginfo / bind-devel / etc');
}