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RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0621)

Updated RHEL 5 kernel packages fix 2 security flaw

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2013:0621. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(65200);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0268", "CVE-2013-0871");
  script_bugtraq_id(57838, 57986);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2013:0621");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0621)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System
(CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is
available from the CVE link in the References section.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

This update fixes the following security issues :

* A flaw was found in the way file permission checks for the
'/dev/cpu/[x]/msr' files were performed in restricted root
environments (for example, when using a capability-based security
model). A local user with the ability to write to these files could
use this flaw to escalate their privileges to kernel level, for
example, by writing to the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR register. (CVE-2013-0268,
Important)

* A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's ptrace
implementation handled PTRACE_SETREGS requests when the debuggee was
woken due to a SIGKILL signal instead of being stopped. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2013-0871, Important)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be
rebooted for this update to take effect."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0621"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0871"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0268"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.9");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/03/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/12");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2013:0621";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5")) flag++;


  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kernel / kernel-PAE / kernel-PAE-debuginfo / kernel-PAE-devel / etc");
  }
}

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