MiracleLinux 7 : perl-5.16.3-299.el7 (AXSA:2021-1425:04)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2021-1425:04.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(293885);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-10543", "CVE-2020-10878", "CVE-2020-12723");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2021-0025");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2021-0004");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 7 : perl-5.16.3-299.el7 (AXSA:2021-1425:04)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2021-1425:04 advisory.

    * perl: heap-based buffer overflow in regular expression compiler leads to DoS (CVE-2020-10543)
      * perl: corruption of intermediate language state of compiled regular expression due to integer overflow
    leads to DoS (CVE-2020-10878)
      * perl: corruption of intermediate language state of compiled regular expression due to recursive
    S_study_chunk() calls leads to DoS (CVE-2020-12723)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/12607");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:L/I:L/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-2020-10878");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/06/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/02/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-CPAN");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-ExtUtils-Embed");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-ExtUtils-Install");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-IO-Zlib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Locale-Maketext-Simple");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Module-CoreList");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Module-Loaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Object-Accessor");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Package-Constants");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Pod-Escapes");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-Time-Piece");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:perl-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 7.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '7',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'perl-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-core-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-CPAN-1.9800-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-devel-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-devel-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.28.2.6-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-ExtUtils-Embed-1.30-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-ExtUtils-Install-1.58-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-IO-Zlib-1.10-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-libs-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-libs-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Locale-Maketext-Simple-0.21-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-macros-5.16.3-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Module-CoreList-2.76.02-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Module-Loaded-0.08-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Object-Accessor-0.42-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Package-Constants-0.02-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-299.el7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'perl-Time-Piece-1.20.1-299.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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_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, 'perl / perl-CPAN / perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder / perl-ExtUtils-Embed / etc');
}