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Scientific Linux Security Update : mysql on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170124)

2017-01-2500:00:00
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Security Fix(es) :

  • It was discovered that the MySQL logging functionality allowed writing to MySQL configuration files. An administrative database user, or a database user with FILE privileges, could possibly use this flaw to run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system running the database server. (CVE-2016-6662)

  • A race condition was found in the way MySQL performed MyISAM engine table repair. A database user with shell access to the server running mysqld could use this flaw to change permissions of arbitrary files writable by the mysql system user. (CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-5616)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(96758);
  script_version("3.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5616", "CVE-2016-6662", "CVE-2016-6663");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : mysql on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170124)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Security Fix(es) :

  - It was discovered that the MySQL logging functionality
    allowed writing to MySQL configuration files. An
    administrative database user, or a database user with
    FILE privileges, could possibly use this flaw to run
    arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system
    running the database server. (CVE-2016-6662)

  - A race condition was found in the way MySQL performed
    MyISAM engine table repair. A database user with shell
    access to the server running mysqld could use this flaw
    to change permissions of arbitrary files writable by the
    mysql system user. (CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-5616)"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1701&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=11125
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?210fc14a"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  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:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-bench");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-embedded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-embedded-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-test");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-bench-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-debuginfo-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-devel-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-embedded-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-libs-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-server-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"mysql-test-5.1.73-8.el6_8")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mysql / mysql-bench / mysql-debuginfo / mysql-devel / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxmysqlp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-benchp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-bench
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-debuginfop-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-debuginfo
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-develp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-devel
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-embeddedp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-embedded
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-embedded-develp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-embedded-devel
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-libsp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-libs
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-serverp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-server
fermilabscientific_linuxmysql-testp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mysql-test
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux