#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2022:8493.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(184579);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-42919");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0467-S");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0061-S");
script_xref(name:"RLSA", value:"2022:8493");
script_name(english:"Rocky Linux 9 : python3.9 (RLSA-2022:8493)");
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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
RLSA-2022:8493 advisory.
- Python 3.9.x before 3.9.16 and 3.10.x before 3.10.9 on Linux allows local privilege escalation in a non-
default configuration. The Python multiprocessing library, when used with the forkserver start method on
Linux, allows pickles to be deserialized from any user in the same machine local network namespace, which
in many system configurations means any user on the same machine. Pickles can execute arbitrary code.
Thus, this allows for local user privilege escalation to the user that any forkserver process is running
as. Setting multiprocessing.util.abstract_sockets_supported to False is a workaround. The forkserver start
method for multiprocessing is not the default start method. This issue is Linux specific because only
Linux supports abstract namespace sockets. CPython before 3.9 does not make use of Linux abstract
namespace sockets by default. Support for users manually specifying an abstract namespace socket was added
as a bugfix in 3.7.8 and 3.8.3, but users would need to make specific uncommon API calls in order to do
that in CPython before 3.9. (CVE-2022-42919)
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-2022:8493");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2138705");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-42919");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/11/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/11/16");
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:python-unversioned-command");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-debug");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-idle");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-test");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-tkinter");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.9-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
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:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux 9.x', 'Rocky Linux ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Rocky Linux', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'python-unversioned-command-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-debug-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-debug-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-debug-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-debug-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-devel-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-devel-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-devel-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-devel-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-idle-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-idle-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-idle-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-idle-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-libs-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-libs-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-libs-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-libs-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-test-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-test-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-test-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-test-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-tkinter-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-tkinter-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-tkinter-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-tkinter-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3.9-debuginfo-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3.9-debuginfo-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3.9-debuginfo-3.9.14-1.el9_1.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', '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, 'python-unversioned-command / python3 / python3-debug / etc');
}
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