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HistoryNov 16, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Oracle Linux 9 : avahi (ELSA-2023-6707)

2023-11-1600:00:00
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oracle linux 9
avahi library
vulnerability
unprivileged user
avahi daemon
crash
dbus
assertion
local attacker
service availability
avahi socket
dbus methods
client connection
unix socket
infinite loop

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6707 advisory.

  • A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash. (CVE-2023-1981)

  • A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability. (CVE-2021-3502)

  • A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.
    (CVE-2021-3468)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2023-6707.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(185873);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3468", "CVE-2021-3502", "CVE-2023-1981");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : avahi (ELSA-2023-6707)");

  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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2023-6707 advisory.

  - A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call,
    causing the avahi daemon to crash. (CVE-2023-1981)

  - A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start
    function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through
    the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to
    the service availability. (CVE-2021-3502)

  - A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the
    client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing
    a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the
    availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.
    (CVE-2021-3468)

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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6707.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3502");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-1981");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/05/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/11/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::distro_builder");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-glib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-glib-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  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 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':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-tools-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'avahi-tools-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', '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_NOTE,
      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, 'avahi / avahi-compat-howl / avahi-compat-howl-devel / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::distro_builder
oraclelinux9cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9
oraclelinux9cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_base
oraclelinux9cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest
oraclelinuxavahip-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi
oraclelinuxavahi-compat-howlp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl
oraclelinuxavahi-compat-howl-develp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl-devel
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