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HistoryJun 12, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

openSUSE 15 Security Update : nano (openSUSE-SU-2024:0157-1)

2024-06-1200:00:00
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opensuse
vulnerability
security update
nano
symlink attacks
cve-2024-5742

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

4.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2024:0157-1 advisory.

- CVE-2024-5742: Avoid privilege escalations via symlink attacks on emergency save file (boo#1226099)

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

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.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-SU-2024:0157-1. The text itself
# is copyright (C) SUSE.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(200394);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-5742");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0355");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 15 Security Update : nano (openSUSE-SU-2024:0157-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-
SU-2024:0157-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-5742: Avoid privilege escalations via symlink attacks on emergency save file (boo#1226099)

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

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://bugzilla.suse.com/1226099");
  # https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/VCJGQ6SCOSZGXAPYA7GYUT3M6ZPBLO5V/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?affdae52");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected nano and / or nano-lang packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-2024-5742");

  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:"2024/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/06/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nano");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nano-lang");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE 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/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/SuSE/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || os_release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'openSUSE');
var _os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^SUSE([\d.]+)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(_os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'openSUSE');
_os_ver = _os_ver[1];
if (os_release !~ "^(SUSE15\.5|SUSE15\.6)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, 'openSUSE', '15.5 / 15.6', os_release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'openSUSE ' + _os_ver, cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'nano-7.2-bp156.3.3.1', 'release':'SUSE15.5', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nano-7.2-bp156.3.3.1', 'release':'SUSE15.6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nano-lang-7.2-bp156.3.3.1', 'release':'SUSE15.5', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nano-lang-7.2-bp156.3.3.1', 'release':'SUSE15.6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (reference && _release) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp)) 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, 'nano / nano-lang');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
novellopensuse15.6cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.6
novellopensusenano-langp-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nano-lang
novellopensuse15.5cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.5
novellopensusenanop-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nano

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

4.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%