The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4385 advisory.
An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.) (CVE-2021-28153)
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition. (CVE-2021-3800)
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 package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2021:4385.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(184548);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3800", "CVE-2021-28153");
script_xref(name:"RLSA", value:"2021:4385");
script_name(english:"Rocky Linux 8 : glib2 (RLSA-2021:4385)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
RLSA-2021:4385 advisory.
- An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with
G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also
creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the
symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents
of that file correctly remain unchanged.) (CVE-2021-28153)
- A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from
files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition. (CVE-2021-3800)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4385");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938291");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948988");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971533");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-28153");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3800");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/03/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/11/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-static");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-tests-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Rocky Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RockyLinux/release", "Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Rocky Linux' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Rocky(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Rocky Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux 8.x', 'Rocky Linux ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Rocky Linux', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'glib2-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-doc-2.56.4-156.el8', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-fam-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-fam-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-static-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-static-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-static-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-tests-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-tests-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-156.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_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;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Rocky-' + package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (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)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'glib2 / glib2-debuginfo / glib2-debugsource / glib2-devel / etc');
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
rocky | linux | glib2 | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2 |
rocky | linux | glib2-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debuginfo |
rocky | linux | glib2-debugsource | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debugsource |
rocky | linux | glib2-devel | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel |
rocky | linux | glib2-devel-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel-debuginfo |
rocky | linux | glib2-doc | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-doc |
rocky | linux | glib2-fam | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam |
rocky | linux | glib2-fam-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam-debuginfo |
rocky | linux | glib2-static | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-static |
rocky | linux | glib2-tests | p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-tests |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28153
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3800
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938291
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948988
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971533
errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4385