This update fixes a local privilege escalation in udev.
The previous update did not apply the actual patch fixing this problem, as was reported to us by SGI.
Please reboot the machine after installing the update, or run:
/etc/init.d/boot.udev restart
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(41594);
script_version("1.16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1185");
script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : udev (ZYPP Patch Number 6203)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"This update fixes a local privilege escalation in udev.
- udev did not check the origin of the netlink messages. A
local attacker could fake device create events and so
gain root privileges. (CVE-2009-1185)
The previous update did not apply the actual patch fixing this
problem, as was reported to us by SGI.
Please reboot the machine after installing the update, or run:
/etc/init.d/boot.udev restart"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1185.html"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 6203.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Linux udev Netlink Local Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
script_cwe_id(20);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/04/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/24");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
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("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, reference:"udev-085-30.54")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, reference:"udev-085-30.54")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
suse | suse_linux | cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux |