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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : polkit (SUSE-SU-2021:1842-1)

2021-06-0400:00:00
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This update for polkit fixes the following issues :

CVE-2021-3560: Fixed a local privilege escalation using polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync() (bsc#1186497).

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-2021:1842-1.
# The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(150266);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3560");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/06/02");

  script_name(english:"SUSE SLES12 Security Update : polkit (SUSE-SU-2021:1842-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"This update for polkit fixes the following issues :

CVE-2021-3560: Fixed a local privilege escalation using
polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync() (bsc#1186497).

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=1186497");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3560/");
  # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211842-1
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?18b1c9ba");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-1842=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-1842=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-1842=1

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2021-1842=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-1842=1

HPE Helion Openstack 8 :

zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-1842=1");
  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:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3560");

  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:'Polkit D-Bus Authentication Bypass');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/06/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/06/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpolkit0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpolkit0-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-Polkit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/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:"^(SLES12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE 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:"^(2|3|4|5)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES12 SP2/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + sp);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libpolkit0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"polkit-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"4", reference:"typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libpolkit0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"polkit-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"3", reference:"typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpolkit0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"polkit-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libpolkit0-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"polkit-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.21.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"5", reference:"typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.21.1")) 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, "polkit");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
novellsuse_linuxlibpolkit0p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpolkit0
novellsuse_linuxlibpolkit0-debuginfop-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpolkit0-debuginfo
novellsuse_linuxpolkitp-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit
novellsuse_linuxpolkit-debuginfop-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit-debuginfo
novellsuse_linuxpolkit-debugsourcep-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:polkit-debugsource
novellsuse_linuxtypelib-1_0-polkitp-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-polkit
novellsuse_linux12cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12