CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
10.6%
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive critical security and bugfixes.
Security issue fixed :
The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1.
# The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(93171);
script_version("2.11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4997", "CVE-2016-4998");
script_name(english:"SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1709-1)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to receive critical
security and bugfixes.
Security issue fixed :
- CVE-2016-4997: A buffer overflow in 32bit
compat_setsockopt iptables handling could lead to a
local privilege escalation. (bsc#986362)
The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for
details.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971770"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972124"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981143"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983394"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986362"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4998/"
);
# https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161709-1/
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4765b682"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1012=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1012=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1012=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1012=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2016-1012=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1012=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'."
);
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:H/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:H/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:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Linux Kernel 4.6.3 Netfilter Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-base-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-extra");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-extra-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-default-man");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-syms");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen-base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen-base-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kernel-xen-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/07/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/06/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLED12|SLES12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLED12 / SLES12", "SUSE " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);
sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
if (os_ver == "SLES12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(1)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES12 SP1", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
if (os_ver == "SLED12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(1)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLED12 SP1", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-base-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-base-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-default-man-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-base-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-base-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-default-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"1", reference:"kernel-syms-3.12.59-60.45.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-extra-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-default-extra-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-syms-3.12.59-60.45.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debugsource-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-3.12.59-60.45.2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kernel");
}
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4997
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4998
www.nessus.org/u?4765b682
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971770
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972124
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981143
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983394
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986362
www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4998/
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
10.6%