CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
61.2%
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4771 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:4771. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(155689);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-20271");
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2021:4771");
script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : rpm (RHSA-2021:4771)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for rpm.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in
the RHSA-2021:4771 advisory.
- rpm: Signature checks bypass via corrupted rpm package (CVE-2021-20271)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2021/rhsa-2021_4771.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2465299a");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4771");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1934125");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL rpm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:4771.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-20271");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(345);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/03/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/11/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/11/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-apidocs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-build");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-build-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-cron");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-python");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-sign");
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) 2021-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.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: 'eq', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '7.6')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.6', '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);
var constraints = [
{
'repo_relative_urls': [
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/debug',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/debug',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/os',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/os',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/highavailability/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/highavailability/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/optional/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/optional/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/optional/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/os',
'content/e4s/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/source/SRPMS',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/debug',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/os',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/debug',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/os',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/os',
'content/tus/rhel/server/7/7.6/x86_64/source/SRPMS'
],
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'rpm-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-apidocs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-build-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-build-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-build-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-cron-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-devel-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-devel-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-devel-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-libs-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-python-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-python-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-sign-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'rpm-sign-4.11.3-35.el7_6.2', 'sp':'6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', '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 subscription_caveat = '\n' +
'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
'Advanced Update Support, Telco Extended Update Support or Update Services for SAP Solutions repositories.\n' +
'Access to these repositories requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
var extra = NULL;
if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
else extra = subscription_caveat + 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, 'rpm / rpm-apidocs / rpm-build / rpm-build-libs / rpm-cron / etc');
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
61.2%