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Scientific Linux Security Update : libguestfs on SL6.x x86_64 (20170321)

🗓️ 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Scientific Linux Security Update for libguestfs on SL6.x x86_64 (20170321). An integer conversion flaw in OCaml String could trigger a buffer overflow or information leak

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#%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(99219);
  script_version("3.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-8869");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libguestfs on SL6.x x86_64 (20170321)");

  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) :

  - An integer conversion flaw was found in the way OCaml's
    String handled its length. Certain operations on an
    excessively long String could trigger a buffer overflow
    or result in an information leak. (CVE-2015-8869)

Note: The libguestfs packages in this advisory were rebuilt with a
fixed version of OCaml to address this issue.");
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1704&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=1463
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?37c996b5");
  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:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:N/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-2015-8869");

  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:"2016/06/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/03/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/04/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools-c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-Sys-Guestfs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-libguestfs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ruby-libguestfs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  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);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-java-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-java-devel-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-javadoc-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-tools-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ocaml-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ocaml-libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perl-Sys-Guestfs-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ruby-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    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, "libguestfs / libguestfs-debuginfo / libguestfs-devel / etc");
}

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