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RHEL 6 : logrotate (RHSA-2011:0407)

🗓️ 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The RHEL 6 logrotate package is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including TOCTOU race condition, shell command injection, and DoS due to improper file name escaping

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#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2011:0407. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(53246);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/04/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1098", "CVE-2011-1154", "CVE-2011-1155");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2011:0407");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 6 : logrotate (RHSA-2011:0407)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for logrotate.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2011:0407 advisory.

    The logrotate utility simplifies the administration of multiple log files,
    allowing the automatic rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log
    files.

    A shell command injection flaw was found in the way logrotate handled the
    shred directive. A specially-crafted log file could cause logrotate to
    execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running
    logrotate (root, by default). Note: The shred directive is not enabled by
    default. (CVE-2011-1154)

    A race condition flaw was found in the way logrotate applied permissions
    when creating new log files. In some specific configurations, a local
    attacker could use this flaw to open new log files before logrotate applies
    the final permissions, possibly leading to the disclosure of sensitive
    information. (CVE-2011-1098)

    An input sanitization flaw was found in logrotate. A log file with a
    specially-crafted file name could cause logrotate to abort when attempting
    to process that file a subsequent time. (CVE-2011-1155)

    All logrotate users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains
    backported patches to resolve these issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0407.json
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680798");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0407");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL logrotate package based on the guidance in RHSA-2011:0407.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2011-1154");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2011-1098");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(367);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/03/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/03/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/04/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:logrotate");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '6')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 6.x', 'Red Hat ' + 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

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      {'reference':'logrotate-3.7.8-12.el6_0.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'6', 'el_string':'el6_0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'logrotate-3.7.8-12.el6_0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'6', 'el_string':'el6_0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
  var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'];
  foreach var pkg ( constraint_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;
    var cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
    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 &&
        _release &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || 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, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'logrotate');
}

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