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ABB M2M Gateway Stack Overflow in embedded Linux Kernel (CVE-2022-4378)

🗓️ 27 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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ABB M2M Gateway has a stack overflow vulnerability in Linux Kernel, allowing privilege escalation.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(503260);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/05/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-4378");
  script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"25-105-08");

  script_name(english:"ABB M2M Gateway Stack Overflow in embedded Linux Kernel (CVE-2022-4378)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem
in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This
flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their
privileges on the system.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-105-08");
  # https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2NGA002579&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?310ae51a");
  # http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171289/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0092-1.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5c591d5b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152548");
  # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-avoid-integer-type-confusion-in-get_proc_long.patch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b9ff304f");
  # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-proc_skip_spaces-shouldn-t-think-it-is-working-on-c-strings.patch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f8dde4e2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/178");
  # http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171289/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0092-1.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5c591d5b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152548");
  # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-avoid-integer-type-confusion-in-get_proc_long.patch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b9ff304f");
  # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-proc_skip_spaces-shouldn-t-think-it-is-working-on-c-strings.patch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f8dde4e2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/178");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  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_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-4378");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_cwe_id(131, 787);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/01/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/01/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:abb:arm600_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:abb:sw_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

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

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/ABB");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/ABB');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'ABB');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:abb:arm600_firmware:-" :
        {"versionEndIncluding": "5.0.3", "versionStartIncluding": "4.1.2", "family" : "AbbM2M"},
    "cpe:/o:abb:sw_firmware:-" :
        {"versionEndIncluding": "5.0.3", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0.1", "family" : "AbbM2M"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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27 May 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00428
SSVC
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