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OracleVM 3.4 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2023-0023)

2023-11-0300:00:00
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oraclevm 3.4
kernel-uek
security patches
linux kernel
buffer overflow
privilege escalation
use-after-free
out-of-bounds write
null pointer dereference
denial of service

7.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address security updates:

  • An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

  • In the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), the RDS module in UEK has two setsockopt(2) options, RDS_CONN_RESET and RDS6_CONN_RESET, that are not re-entrant. A malicious local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN can use this to crash the kernel. (CVE-2023-22024)

  • A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors. (CVE-2023-2513)

  • Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability; nft_byteorder poorly handled vm register contents when CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace (CVE-2023-35001)

  • An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out- of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks. We recommend upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64. (CVE-2023-3611)

  • A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service. (CVE-2023-3772)

  • A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s net/sched: cls_fw component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, fw_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 0323bce598eea038714f941ce2b22541c46d488f.
    (CVE-2023-3776)

  • A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s net/sched: cls_route component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. When route4_change() is called on an existing filter, the whole tcf_result struct is always copied into the new instance of the filter. This causes a problem when updating a filter bound to a class, as tcf_unbind_filter() is always called on the old instance in the success path, decreasing filter_cnt of the still referenced class and allowing it to be deleted, leading to a use-after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit b80b829e9e2c1b3f7aae34855e04d8f6ecaf13c8.
    (CVE-2023-4206)

  • A use-after-free flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in VMware’s vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a double-free while cleaning up vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, which could also lead to a kernel information leak problem. (CVE-2023-4387)

  • A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.
    (CVE-2023-4459)

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 package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from OracleVM Security Advisory OVMSA-2023-0023.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(184349);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/15");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2022-34918",
    "CVE-2023-2513",
    "CVE-2023-3611",
    "CVE-2023-3772",
    "CVE-2023-3776",
    "CVE-2023-4206",
    "CVE-2023-4387",
    "CVE-2023-4459",
    "CVE-2023-22024",
    "CVE-2023-35001"
  );

  script_name(english:"OracleVM 3.4 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2023-0023)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address security updates:

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init
    (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different
    vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an
    unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data
    in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

  - In the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), the RDS module in UEK has two setsockopt(2) options,
    RDS_CONN_RESET and RDS6_CONN_RESET, that are not re-entrant. A malicious local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN can
    use this to crash the kernel. (CVE-2023-22024)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the
    extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system
    crash or other undefined behaviors. (CVE-2023-2513)

  - Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability; nft_byteorder poorly handled vm register
    contents when CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace (CVE-2023-35001)

  - An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited
    to achieve local privilege escalation. The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out-
    of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks. We recommend
    upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64. (CVE-2023-3611)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue
    may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to directly dereference a NULL pointer in
    xfrm_update_ae_params(), leading to a possible kernel crash and denial of service. (CVE-2023-3772)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_fw component can be exploited to
    achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, fw_set_parms() will immediately return an
    error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can
    control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a
    use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 0323bce598eea038714f941ce2b22541c46d488f.
    (CVE-2023-3776)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_route component can be exploited to
    achieve local privilege escalation. When route4_change() is called on an existing filter, the whole
    tcf_result struct is always copied into the new instance of the filter. This causes a problem when
    updating a filter bound to a class, as tcf_unbind_filter() is always called on the old instance in the
    success path, decreasing filter_cnt of the still referenced class and allowing it to be deleted, leading
    to a use-after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit b80b829e9e2c1b3f7aae34855e04d8f6ecaf13c8.
    (CVE-2023-4206)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in
    VMware's vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash
    the system due to a double-free while cleaning up vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, which could also lead to a
    kernel information leak problem. (CVE-2023-4387)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in
    the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with
    normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.
    (CVE-2023-4459)

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/cve/CVE-2022-34918.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-22024.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-2513.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-35001.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-3611.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-3772.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-3776.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-4206.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-4387.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-4459.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/OVMSA-2023-0023.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel-uek / kernel-uek-firmware 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-2022-34918");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-4206");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Netfilter nft_set_elem_init Heap Overflow Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/05/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/11/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek-firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"OracleVM 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", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleVM/release", "Host/OracleVM/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}
include('ksplice.inc');
include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item("Host/OracleVM/release");
if (isnull(release) || "OVS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "OracleVM");
if (! preg(pattern:"^OVS" + "3\.4" + "(\.[0-9]|$)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "OracleVM 3.4", "OracleVM " + release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleVM/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$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "OracleVM", 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 = ['4.1.12-124.79.2.el6uek'];
  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 OVMSA-2023-0023');
    }
  }
  __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 = '4.1';
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-uek-4.1.12-124.79.2.el6uek', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-uek-4.1.12'},
    {'reference':'kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.79.2.el6uek', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12'}
];

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 = 'OVS' + 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 && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    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-uek / kernel-uek-firmware');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
oraclevmkernel-uekp-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek
oraclevmkernel-uek-firmwarep-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek-firmware
oraclevm_server3.4cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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