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Rocky Linux 8 : nodejs:16 (RLSA-2022:4796)

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6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:4796 advisory.

  • DISPUTED The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if dependency information in package-lock.json differs from package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with the documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json. NOTE: The npm team believes this is not a vulnerability. It would require someone to socially engineer package.json which has different dependencies than package-lock.json. That user would have to have file system or write access to change dependencies. The npm team states preventing malicious actors from socially engineering or gaining file system access is outside the scope of the npm CLI. (CVE-2021-43616)

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 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2022:4796.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(184875);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-43616");
  script_xref(name:"RLSA", value:"2022:4796");

  script_name(english:"Rocky Linux 8 : nodejs:16 (RLSA-2022:4796)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
RLSA-2022:4796 advisory.

  - ** DISPUTED ** The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if
    dependency information in package-lock.json differs from package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with
    the documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been
    blocked by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json. NOTE: The npm team believes this is
    not a vulnerability. It would require someone to socially engineer package.json which has different
    dependencies than package-lock.json. That user would have to have file system or write access to change
    dependencies. The npm team states preventing malicious actors from socially engineering or gaining file
    system access is outside the scope of the npm CLI. (CVE-2021-43616)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2022:4796");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050282");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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: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-2021-43616");

  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:"2021/11/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/05/30");
  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:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-full-i18n");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-nodemon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-packaging");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:npm");
  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 module_ver = get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/appstream/nodejs');
if (isnull(module_ver)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module nodejs:16');
if ('16' >!< module_ver) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, 'Module nodejs:' + module_ver);

var appstreams = {
    'nodejs:16': [
      {'reference':'nodejs-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-devel-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-devel-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-docs-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'nodejs-nodemon-2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'nodejs-packaging-25-1.module+el8.5.0+702+221f14e6', 'release':'8', 'el_string':'el8.5.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'allowmaj':TRUE},
      {'reference':'nodejs-packaging-25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58', 'release':'8', 'el_string':'el8.6.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'npm-8.3.1-1.16.14.0.4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'npm-8.3.1-1.16.14.0.4.module+el8.6.0+978+59f26232', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'}
    ]
};

var flag = 0;
var appstreams_found = 0;
foreach var module (keys(appstreams)) {
  var appstream = NULL;
  var appstream_name = NULL;
  var appstream_version = NULL;
  var appstream_split = split(module, sep:':', keep:FALSE);
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream_split)) {
    appstream_name = appstream_split[0];
    appstream_version = appstream_split[1];
    if (!empty_or_null(appstream_name)) appstream = get_one_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/appstream/' + appstream_name);
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(appstream) && appstream_version == appstream || appstream_name == 'all') {
    appstreams_found++;
    foreach var package_array ( appstreams[module] ) {
      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 (!appstreams_found) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'Module nodejs:16');

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      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, 'nodejs / nodejs-debuginfo / nodejs-debugsource / nodejs-devel / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
rockylinuxnodejsp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs
rockylinuxnodejs-debuginfop-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debuginfo
rockylinuxnodejs-debugsourcep-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debugsource
rockylinuxnodejs-develp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-devel
rockylinuxnodejs-docsp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-docs
rockylinuxnodejs-full-i18np-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-full-i18n
rockylinuxnodejs-nodemonp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-nodemon
rockylinuxnodejs-packagingp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-packaging
rockylinuxnpmp-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:npm
rockylinux8cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8