#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(242232);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/07/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-53547");
script_name(english:"CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: helm (CVE-2025-53547)");
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 helm 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-2025-53547 advisory.
- Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to 3.18.4, a specially crafted Chart.yaml file
along with a specially linked Chart.lock file can lead to local code execution when dependencies are
updated. Fields in a Chart.yaml file, that are carried over to a Chart.lock file when dependencies are
updated and this file is written, can be crafted in a way that can cause execution if that same content
were in a file that is executed (e.g., a bash.rc file or shell script). If the Chart.lock file is
symlinked to one of these files updating dependencies will write the lock file content to the symlinked
file. This can lead to unwanted execution. Helm warns of the symlinked file but did not stop execution due
to symlinking. This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.18.4. (CVE-2025-53547)
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-2025-53547");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-53547");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/07/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:helm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MarinerOS 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_info2.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':'helm-3.14.2-7.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'helm-3.14.2-7.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', '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;
var cves = 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 (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
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, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
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, 'helm');
}
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