NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : perl-Archive-Tar Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2026-0090)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from ZTE advisory NS-SA-2026-0090. The text
# itself is copyright (C) ZTE, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(343579);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-9538", "CVE-2026-42496");

  script_name(english:"NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : perl-Archive-Tar Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2026-0090)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has perl-Archive-Tar packages installed that are affected by
multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the
    extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without
    validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode check that guards regular
    file extraction does not cover the symlink target. A subsequent open through the extracted name reads or
    writes the attacker chosen path. (CVE-2026-42496)

  - Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size
    field in tar header. _read_tar() reads each entry's payload with $handle->read($$data, $block), where
    $block is derived from the entry's 12-byte size field in the tar header with no upper bound on that value.
    A crafted header declaring a multi-gigabyte size causes Perl to allocate a scalar of that size.
    (CVE-2026-9538)

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://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2026-0090");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2026-42496");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2026-9538");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL perl-Archive-Tar packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please
contact ZTE for more information.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  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:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-42496");

  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:"2026/05/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:perl-Archive-Tar");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:perl-Archive-Tar-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"NewStart CGSL 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_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/release", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/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_release = get_kb_item('Host/ZTE-CGSL/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || os_release !~ "^CGSL (MAIN|CORE)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux');

if (os_release !~ "CGSL\sMAIN\s7\.02")
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/ZTE-CGSL/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$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux', cpu);

var flag = 0;

var pkgs = {
  'CGSL MAIN 7.02': [
    'perl-Archive-Tar-2.40-4.zncgsl7.5',
    'perl-Archive-Tar-doc-2.40-4.zncgsl7.5'
  ]
};
var pkg_list = pkgs[os_release];
var pkg;
foreach (pkg in pkg_list)
  if (rpm_check(reference:pkg, release:'ZTE ' + os_release, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:TRUE)) 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-Archive-Tar');
}