The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.
grub2: Crafted PNG image may lead to out-of-bound write during huffman table handling (CVE-2021-3696)
grub2: Out-of-bounds write at fs/ntfs.c may lead to unsigned code execution (CVE-2023-4692)
A crafted 16-bit grayscale PNG image may lead to a out-of-bounds write in the heap area. An attacker may take advantage of that to cause heap data corruption or eventually arbitrary code execution and circumvent secure boot protections. This issue has a high complexity to be exploited as an attacker needs to perform some triage over the heap layout to achieve signifcant results, also the values written into the memory are repeated three times in a row making difficult to produce valid payloads. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12. (CVE-2021-3695)
A crafted JPEG image may lead the JPEG reader to underflow its data pointer, allowing user-controlled data to be written in heap. To a successful to be performed the attacker needs to perform some triage over the heap layout and craft an image with a malicious format and payload. This vulnerability can lead to data corruption and eventual code execution or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12. (CVE-2021-3697)
A flaw in grub2 was found where its configuration file, known as grub.cfg, is being created with the wrong permission set allowing non privileged users to read its content. This represents a low severity confidentiality issue, as those users can eventually read any encrypted passwords present in grub.cfg.
This flaw affects grub2 2.06 and previous versions. This issue has been fixed in grub upstream but no version with the fix is currently released. (CVE-2021-3981)
Out-of-bounds write when handling split HTTP headers; When handling split HTTP headers, GRUB2 HTTP code accidentally moves its internal data buffer point by one position. This can lead to a out-of-bound write further when parsing the HTTP request, writing a NULL byte past the buffer. It’s conceivable that an attacker controlled set of packets can lead to corruption of the GRUB2’s internal memory metadata.
(CVE-2022-28734)
The GRUB2’s shim_lock verifier allows non-kernel files to be loaded on shim-powered secure boot systems.
Allowing such files to be loaded may lead to unverified code and modules to be loaded in GRUB2 breaking the secure boot trust-chain. (CVE-2022-28735)
There’s a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used to boot up operating systems that doesn’t support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2.
When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can control the GRUB2’s memory allocation pattern sensitive data may be exposed and arbitrary code execution can be achieved. (CVE-2022-28736)
When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2’s font code doesn’t proper validate if the informed glyph’s width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2’s heap, leading to memory corruption and availability issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded. (CVE-2022-3775)
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2’s NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations.
A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk. (CVE-2023-4693)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager’s report that the package is installed.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory grub2. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(195802);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/11");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2021-3695",
"CVE-2021-3696",
"CVE-2021-3697",
"CVE-2021-3981",
"CVE-2022-3775",
"CVE-2022-28734",
"CVE-2022-28735",
"CVE-2022-28736",
"CVE-2023-4692",
"CVE-2023-4693"
);
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2020-A-0349");
script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : grub2 (Unpatched Vulnerability)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat 7 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple
vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.
- grub2: Crafted PNG image may lead to out-of-bound write during huffman table handling (CVE-2021-3696)
- grub2: Out-of-bounds write at fs/ntfs.c may lead to unsigned code execution (CVE-2023-4692)
- A crafted 16-bit grayscale PNG image may lead to a out-of-bounds write in the heap area. An attacker may
take advantage of that to cause heap data corruption or eventually arbitrary code execution and circumvent
secure boot protections. This issue has a high complexity to be exploited as an attacker needs to perform
some triage over the heap layout to achieve signifcant results, also the values written into the memory
are repeated three times in a row making difficult to produce valid payloads. This flaw affects grub2
versions prior grub-2.12. (CVE-2021-3695)
- A crafted JPEG image may lead the JPEG reader to underflow its data pointer, allowing user-controlled data
to be written in heap. To a successful to be performed the attacker needs to perform some triage over the
heap layout and craft an image with a malicious format and payload. This vulnerability can lead to data
corruption and eventual code execution or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions
prior grub-2.12. (CVE-2021-3697)
- A flaw in grub2 was found where its configuration file, known as grub.cfg, is being created with the wrong
permission set allowing non privileged users to read its content. This represents a low severity
confidentiality issue, as those users can eventually read any encrypted passwords present in grub.cfg.
This flaw affects grub2 2.06 and previous versions. This issue has been fixed in grub upstream but no
version with the fix is currently released. (CVE-2021-3981)
- Out-of-bounds write when handling split HTTP headers; When handling split HTTP headers, GRUB2 HTTP code
accidentally moves its internal data buffer point by one position. This can lead to a out-of-bound write
further when parsing the HTTP request, writing a NULL byte past the buffer. It's conceivable that an
attacker controlled set of packets can lead to corruption of the GRUB2's internal memory metadata.
(CVE-2022-28734)
- The GRUB2's shim_lock verifier allows non-kernel files to be loaded on shim-powered secure boot systems.
Allowing such files to be loaded may lead to unverified code and modules to be loaded in GRUB2 breaking
the secure boot trust-chain. (CVE-2022-28735)
- There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used
to boot up operating systems that doesn't support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2.
When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can
control the GRUB2's memory allocation pattern sensitive data may be exposed and arbitrary code execution
can be achieved. (CVE-2022-28736)
- When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2's font code doesn't proper validate if the informed
glyph's width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input
which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2's heap, leading to memory corruption and availability
issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded. (CVE-2022-3775)
- An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically
present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations.
A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting
a high Confidentiality risk. (CVE-2023-4693)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package
is installed.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation
guidance.");
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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3696");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-4692");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/07/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/05/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:grub2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 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("global_settings/vendor_unpatched"))
exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
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: '7')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.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 = [
{
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'grub2', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'unpatched_pkg':'grub2'}
]
}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
var enterprise_linux_flag = rhel_repo_urls_has_content_dist_rhel(repo_urls:repo_relative_urls);
foreach var pkg ( constraint_array['pkgs'] ) {
var unpatched_pkg = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['unpatched_pkg'])) unpatched_pkg = pkg['unpatched_pkg'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (unpatched_pkg &&
_release &&
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check)) &&
unpatched_package_exists(release:_release, package:unpatched_pkg, cves: cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = NULL;
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : unpatched_packages_report()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'grub2');
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
redhat | enterprise_linux | 7 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
redhat | enterprise_linux | grub2 | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:grub2 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3695
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3696
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3697
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3981
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28734
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28735
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28736
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3775
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4692
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4693