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RHEL 7 : runc (Unpatched Vulnerability)

2024-05-1100:00:00
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rhel 7
vulnerability
unpatched
runc
execution
container escape
access
host filesystem
cve-2019-5736
cli tool
spawning
running containers
linux
oci specification
bug
security sandbox
inheritable capabilities
cve-2022-29162
incorrect access control
escalation of privileges
cve-2019-19921
regression
cve-2023-27561

8.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

73.5%

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.

  • runc: Execution of malicious containers allows for container escape and access to host filesystem (CVE-2019-5736)

  • runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. A bug was found in runc prior to version 1.1.2 where runc exec --cap created processes with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, creating an atypical Linux environment and enabling programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set during execve(2). This bug did not affect the container security sandbox as the inheritable set never contained more capabilities than were included in the container’s bounding set. This bug has been fixed in runc 1.1.2. This fix changes runc exec --cap behavior such that the additional capabilities granted to the process being executed (as specified via --cap arguments) do not include inheritable capabilities. In addition, runc spec is changed to not set any inheritable capabilities in the created example OCI spec (config.json) file. (CVE-2022-29162)

  • runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression. (CVE-2023-27561)

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 runc. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(196287);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-5736", "CVE-2022-29162", "CVE-2023-27561");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : runc (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.

  - runc: Execution of malicious containers allows for container escape and access to host filesystem
    (CVE-2019-5736)

  - runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. A bug
    was found in runc prior to version 1.1.2 where `runc exec --cap` created processes with non-empty
    inheritable Linux process capabilities, creating an atypical Linux environment and enabling programs with
    inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set during execve(2). This
    bug did not affect the container security sandbox as the inheritable set never contained more capabilities
    than were included in the container's bounding set. This bug has been fixed in runc 1.1.2. This fix
    changes `runc exec --cap` behavior such that the additional capabilities granted to the process being
    executed (as specified via `--cap` arguments) do not include inheritable capabilities. In addition, `runc
    spec` is changed to not set any inheritable capabilities in the created example OCI spec (`config.json`)
    file. (CVE-2022-29162)

  - runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to
    libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with
    custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a
    CVE-2019-19921 regression. (CVE-2023-27561)

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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-5736");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Docker Container Escape Via runC Overwrite');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/02/08");
  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:docker-latest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:runc");
  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) 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':'docker-latest', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'unpatched_pkg':'docker-latest', 'cves':['CVE-2019-5736']},
      {'reference':'runc', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'unpatched_pkg':'runc', 'cves':['CVE-2022-29162', 'CVE-2023-27561']}
    ]
  }
];


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_HOLE,
      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, 'docker-latest / runc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
redhatenterprise_linux7cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
redhatenterprise_linuxruncp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:runc
redhatenterprise_linuxdocker-latestp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:docker-latest