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Oracle Linux 9 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2023-5094)

2023-09-1300:00:00
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oracle linux 9
qemu-kvm
vnc server
vulnerability
elsa-2023-5094
denial of service
remote unauthenticated client
cve-2023-3354

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.0%

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-5094 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server. When a client connects to the VNC server, QEMU checks whether the current number of connections crosses a certain threshold and if so, cleans up the previous connection. If the previous connection happens to be in the handshake phase and fails, QEMU cleans up the connection again, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference issue. This could allow a remote unauthenticated client to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3354)

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 descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-5094.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(181365);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-3354");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0073-S");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2023-5094)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ELSA-2023-5094 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server. When a client connects to the VNC server, QEMU checks
    whether the current number of connections crosses a certain threshold and if so, cleans up the previous
    connection. If the previous connection happens to be in the handshake phase and fails, QEMU cleans up the
    connection again, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference issue. This could allow a remote unauthenticated
    client to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3354)

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-2023-5094.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  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:N/I:N/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-2023-3354");

  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:"2023/07/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/09/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-audio-pa");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-vga");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-usb-host");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-egl-headless");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-ui-opengl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-pr-helper");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  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) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}


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

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'qemu-guest-agent-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-img-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-audio-pa-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-block-curl-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-block-rbd-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-common-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-core-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-usb-host-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-docs-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-tools-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-pr-helper-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-guest-agent-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-img-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-audio-pa-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-block-curl-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-block-rbd-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-common-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-core-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-vga-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-usb-host-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-docs-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-tools-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-ui-egl-headless-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-kvm-ui-opengl-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'},
    {'reference':'qemu-pr-helper-7.2.0-14.el9_2.5', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'17'}
];

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, 'qemu-guest-agent / qemu-img / qemu-kvm / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream
oraclelinux9cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9
oraclelinuxqemu-guest-agentp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-guest-agent
oraclelinuxqemu-imgp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-img
oraclelinuxqemu-kvmp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm
oraclelinuxqemu-kvm-audio-pap-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-audio-pa
oraclelinuxqemu-kvm-block-curlp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-curl
oraclelinuxqemu-kvm-block-rbdp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-block-rbd
oraclelinuxqemu-kvm-commonp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-common
oraclelinuxqemu-kvm-corep-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qemu-kvm-core
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7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.0%