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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1318)

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The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-1318 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel’s implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory. (CVE-2018-1068)

  • A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual (SDM) was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for #DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated by (for example) privilege escalation in Windows, macOS, some Xen configurations, or FreeBSD, or a Linux kernel crash. The MOV to SS and POP SS instructions inhibit interrupts (including NMIs), data breakpoints, and single step trap exceptions until the instruction boundary following the next instruction (SDM Vol. 3A;
    section 6.8.3). (The inhibited data breakpoints are those on memory accessed by the MOV to SS or POP to SS instruction itself.) Note that debug exceptions are not inhibited by the interrupt enable (EFLAGS.IF) system flag (SDM Vol. 3A; section 2.3). If the instruction following the MOV to SS or POP to SS instruction is an instruction like SYSCALL, SYSENTER, INT 3, etc. that transfers control to the operating system at CPL < 3, the debug exception is delivered after the transfer to CPL < 3 is complete. OS kernels may not expect this order of events and may therefore experience unexpected behavior when it occurs.
    (CVE-2018-8897)

  • kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel’s KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to crash the guest or, potentially, escalate their privileges in the guest. (CVE-2018-1087)

  • The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages. (CVE-2017-16939)

  • In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory ™ instructions in the core dump path, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1091)

  • The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f. (CVE-2018-1000199)

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 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-1318.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(109665);
  script_version("1.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/09/08");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-16939",
    "CVE-2018-1068",
    "CVE-2018-1087",
    "CVE-2018-1091",
    "CVE-2018-8897",
    "CVE-2018-1000199"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2018:1318");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1318)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2018-1318 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This
    allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory. (CVE-2018-1068)

  - A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's
    Manual (SDM) was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in
    unexpected behavior for #DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated by (for
    example) privilege escalation in Windows, macOS, some Xen configurations, or FreeBSD, or a Linux kernel
    crash. The MOV to SS and POP SS instructions inhibit interrupts (including NMIs), data breakpoints, and
    single step trap exceptions until the instruction boundary following the next instruction (SDM Vol. 3A;
    section 6.8.3). (The inhibited data breakpoints are those on memory accessed by the MOV to SS or POP to SS
    instruction itself.) Note that debug exceptions are not inhibited by the interrupt enable (EFLAGS.IF)
    system flag (SDM Vol. 3A; section 2.3). If the instruction following the MOV to SS or POP to SS
    instruction is an instruction like SYSCALL, SYSENTER, INT 3, etc. that transfers control to the operating
    system at CPL < 3, the debug exception is delivered after the transfer to CPL < 3 is complete. OS kernels
    may not expect this order of events and may therefore experience unexpected behavior when it occurs.
    (CVE-2018-8897)

  - kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel
    4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered
    after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the
    processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction
    after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged KVM guest user could use this flaw to crash the guest
    or, potentially, escalate their privileges in the guest. (CVE-2018-1087)

  - The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows
    local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF
    setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages. (CVE-2017-16939)

  - In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5,
    a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due
    to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory (TM) instructions in the
    core dump path, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1091)

  - The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint()
    that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local
    code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit
    f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f. (CVE-2018-1000199)

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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-1318.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-8897");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Microsoft Windows POP/MOV SS Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/05/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/05/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl", "ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  exit(0);
}


include('audit.inc');
include('global_settings.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');
include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/OracleLinux')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 7', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/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, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, 'x86_64', cpu);

var machine_uptrack_level = get_one_kb_item('Host/uptrack-uname-r');
if (machine_uptrack_level)
{
  var trimmed_uptrack_level = ereg_replace(string:machine_uptrack_level, pattern:"\.(x86_64|i[3-6]86|aarch64)$", replace:'');
  var fixed_uptrack_levels = ['3.10.0-862.2.3.el7'];
  foreach var fixed_uptrack_level ( fixed_uptrack_levels ) {
    if (rpm_spec_vers_cmp(a:trimmed_uptrack_level, b:fixed_uptrack_level) >= 0)
    {
      audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for ELSA-2018-1318');
    }
  }
  __rpm_report = 'Running KSplice level of ' + trimmed_uptrack_level + ' does not meet the minimum fixed level of ' + join(fixed_uptrack_levels, sep:' / ') + ' for this advisory.\n\n';
}

var kernel_major_minor = get_kb_item('Host/uname/major_minor');
if (empty_or_null(kernel_major_minor)) exit(1, 'Unable to determine kernel major-minor level.');
var expected_kernel_major_minor = '3.10';
if (kernel_major_minor != expected_kernel_major_minor)
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'running kernel level ' + expected_kernel_major_minor + ', it is running kernel level ' + kernel_major_minor);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'kernel-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-debug-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-devel-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-headers-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-headers-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-tools-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0'},
    {'reference':'perf-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python-perf-3.10.0-862.2.3.el7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', '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 = 'EL' + 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) {
    if (exists_check) {
        if (rpm_exists(release:release, rpm:exists_check) && 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++;
    } else {
        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, 'kernel / kernel-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
oraclelinux7cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7
oraclelinuxkernelp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel
oraclelinuxkernel-abi-whitelistsp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists
oraclelinuxkernel-debugp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug
oraclelinuxkernel-debug-develp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel
oraclelinuxkernel-develp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel
oraclelinuxkernel-headersp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers
oraclelinuxkernel-toolsp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools
oraclelinuxkernel-tools-libsp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs
oraclelinuxkernel-tools-libs-develp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel
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