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SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : runc (SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1)

2024-02-1700:00:00
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suse sles15
opensuse 15
runc
vulnerability
container escape
host filesystem
cve-2024-21626
security update
suse-su-2024:0459-1

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1 advisory.

  • runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. In runc 1.1.11 and earlier, due to an internal file descriptor leak, an attacker could cause a newly-spawned container process (from runc exec) to have a working directory in the host filesystem namespace, allowing for a container escape by giving access to the host filesystem (attack 2). The same attack could be used by a malicious image to allow a container process to gain access to the host filesystem through runc run (attack 1). Variants of attacks 1 and 2 could be also be used to overwrite semi-arbitrary host binaries, allowing for complete container escapes (attack 3a and attack 3b). runc 1.1.12 includes patches for this issue. (CVE-2024-21626)

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 package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1. The text itself
# is copyright (C) SUSE.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(190628);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-21626");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0071");
  script_xref(name:"SuSE", value:"SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1");

  script_name(english:"SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : runc (SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0459-1 advisory.

  - runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. In
    runc 1.1.11 and earlier, due to an internal file descriptor leak, an attacker could cause a newly-spawned
    container process (from runc exec) to have a working directory in the host filesystem namespace, allowing
    for a container escape by giving access to the host filesystem (attack 2). The same attack could be used
    by a malicious image to allow a container process to gain access to the host filesystem through runc run
    (attack 1). Variants of attacks 1 and 2 could be also be used to overwrite semi-arbitrary host binaries,
    allowing for complete container escapes (attack 3a and attack 3b). runc 1.1.12 includes patches for
    this issue. (CVE-2024-21626)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218894");
  # https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2024-February/017910.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?11d345d9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21626");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected runc 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:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-21626");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'runc (docker) File Descriptor Leak Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/02/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/02/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:runc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE 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/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(os_release) || os_release !~ "^(SLED|SLES|SUSE)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE / openSUSE");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)(?:_SAP)?\d+|SUSE([\d.]+))", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'SUSE / openSUSE');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLES15|SLES_SAP15|SUSE15\.5)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'SUSE SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15', 'SUSE / openSUSE (' + os_ver + ')');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'SUSE / openSUSE (' + os_ver + ')', cpu);

var service_pack = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(service_pack)) service_pack = "0";
if (os_ver == "SLES15" && (! preg(pattern:"^(2|3|4|5)$", string:service_pack))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES15 SP2/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + service_pack);
if (os_ver == "SLES_SAP15" && (! preg(pattern:"^(2|3|4|5)$", string:service_pack))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES_SAP15 SP2/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + service_pack);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.2']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES_SAP15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-15.5']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-ESPOS-release-4', 'SLE_HPC-release-15.4', 'SUSE-Manager-Proxy-release-4.3', 'SUSE-Manager-Server-release-4.3', 'sle-module-containers-release-15.4', 'sles-release-15.4', 'suse-manager-server-release-4.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-ESPOS-release-4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.2']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.2']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-LTSS-release-15.4']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'s390x', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-15.4', 'SUSE-Manager-Proxy-release-4.3', 'SUSE-Manager-Server-release-4.3', 'sle-module-containers-release-15.4', 'sles-release-15.4', 'suse-manager-server-release-4.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-15.5', 'sle-module-containers-release-15.5', 'sles-release-15.5']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'release':'SUSE15.5', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['openSUSE-release-15.5']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'2', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['sles-ltss-release-15.2']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['sles-ltss-release-15.3']},
    {'reference':'runc-1.1.12-150000.61.2', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES15', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['sles-ltss-release-15.4']}
];

var ltss_caveat_required = FALSE;
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (reference && _release) {
    if (exists_check) {
      var check_flag = 0;
      foreach var check (exists_check) {
        if (!rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:check)) continue;
        if ('ltss' >< tolower(check)) ltss_caveat_required = TRUE;
        check_flag++;
      }
      if (!check_flag) continue;
    }
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var ltss_plugin_caveat = NULL;
  if(ltss_caveat_required) ltss_plugin_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in SUSE Enterprise Linux Server LTSS\n' +
    'repositories. Access to these package security updates require\n' +
    'a paid SUSE LTSS subscription.\n';
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + ltss_plugin_caveat
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'runc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
novellsuse_linux15cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15
novellsuse_linuxruncp-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:runc