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RHEL 9 : c-ares (RHSA-2023:6635)

2023-11-0700:00:00
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3
rhel 9
c-ares
vulnerabilities
stack overflow
lack of entropy
buffer underflow
predictable random number generation

8.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

40.3%

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6635 advisory.

  • c-ares: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (CVE-2022-4904)

  • c-ares: AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation (CVE-2023-31124)

  • c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130)

  • c-ares: Insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs (CVE-2023-31147)

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 descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2023:6635. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(185091);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/28");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2022-4904",
    "CVE-2023-31124",
    "CVE-2023-31130",
    "CVE-2023-31147"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2023:6635");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 9 : c-ares (RHSA-2023:6635)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2023:6635 advisory.

  - c-ares: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (CVE-2022-4904)

  - c-ares: AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation (CVE-2023-31124)

  - c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130)

  - c-ares: Insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs (CVE-2023-31147)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/9.3_release_notes/index
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?619e5320");
  # https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_6635.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f21ef5c4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168631");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209494");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209497");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209501");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2210370");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6635");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected c-ares and / or c-ares-devel packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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-2022-4904");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(119, 330);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/02/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/11/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:c-ares");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:c-ares-devel");
  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) 2023-2024 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: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '9')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.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);

var constraints = [
  {
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'c-ares-1.19.1-1.el9', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'c-ares-devel-1.19.1-1.el9', 'release':'9', '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_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'c-ares / c-ares-devel');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
redhatenterprise_linuxc-aresp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:c-ares
redhatenterprise_linuxc-ares-develp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:c-ares-devel
redhatenterprise_linux9cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

8.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

40.3%