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HistoryApr 25, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libarchive Vulnerability (SSA:2024-116-01)

2024-04-2500:00:00
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slackware linux
security update
libarchive
vulnerability
remote host

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

The version of libarchive installed on the remote host is prior to 3.7.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-116-01 advisory.

  • libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26256)

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 descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory SSA:2024-116-01. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(193889);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-26256");

  script_name(english:"Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libarchive  Vulnerability (SSA:2024-116-01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to libarchive.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of libarchive installed on the remote host is prior to 3.7.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the SSA:2024-116-01 advisory.

  - libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26256)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2024&m=slackware-security.354886
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c58c32ec");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the affected libarchive package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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:N/UI:R/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-2024-26256");

  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:"2024/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/04/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libarchive");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Slackware 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");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");

  exit(0);
}

include("slackware.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) 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$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Slackware", cpu);

var flag = 0;
var constraints = [
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.7.3', 'product' : 'libarchive', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '2_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'i586' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.7.3', 'product' : 'libarchive', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '2_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'x86_64' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.7.3', 'product' : 'libarchive', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : 'current', 'service_pack' : '2', 'arch' : 'i586' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.7.3', 'product' : 'libarchive', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : 'current', 'service_pack' : '2', 'arch' : 'x86_64' }
];

foreach var constraint (constraints) {
    var pkg_arch = constraint['arch'];
    var arch = NULL;
    if (pkg_arch == "x86_64") {
        arch = pkg_arch;
    }
    if (slackware_check(osver:constraint['os_version'],
                        arch:arch,
                        pkgname:constraint['product'],
                        pkgver:constraint['fixed_version'],
                        pkgarch:pkg_arch,
                        pkgnum:constraint['service_pack'])) flag++;
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : slackware_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
slackwareslackware_linuxcpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux
slackwareslackware_linuxlibarchivep-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libarchive
slackwareslackware_linux15.0cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0