#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-0811.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(190536);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-28486", "CVE-2023-28487", "CVE-2023-42465");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0121-S");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0068-S");
script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : sudo (ELSA-2024-0811)");
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 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the ELSA-2024-0811 advisory.
- CVE-2023-28487 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output
Resolves: RHEL-21834
- CVE-2023-28486 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in log messages
Resolves: RHEL-21828
- CVE-2023-42465 sudo: Targeted Corruption of Register and Stack Variables
Resolves: RHEL-21821
RHEL 8.9.0.Z ERRATUM
- CVE-2023-28486 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in log messages
Resolves: RHEL-21825
- CVE-2023-28487 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output
Resolves: RHEL-21831
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
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-2024-0811.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected sudo and / or sudo-python-plugin packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2023-42465");
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:"2023/03/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_patch");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo-python-plugin");
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) 2024-2026 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('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^(8|9)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 8.x / 9.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '8',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'sudo-1.9.5p2-1.el8_9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'sudo-1.9.5p2-1.el8_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
},
{
'release': '9',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'sudo-1.9.5p2-10.el9_3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'sudo-python-plugin-1.9.5p2-10.el9_3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'sudo-1.9.5p2-10.el9_3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'sudo-python-plugin-1.9.5p2-10.el9_3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) 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, 'sudo / sudo-python-plugin');
}
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