Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CVE-2025-38721)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(505170);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-38721");
  script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"26-134-10");

  script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CVE-2025-38721)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: ctnetlink: fix refcount leak on table dump    There is a
reference count leak in ctnetlink_dump_table():        if (res < 0) {
nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general); // HERE
cb->args[1] = (unsigned long)ct;                  ...    While its
very unlikely, its possible that ct == last.  If this happens, then
the refcount of ct was already incremented.  This 2nd increment is
never undone.    This prevents the conntrack object from being
released, which in turn  keeps prevents cnet->count from dropping back
to 0.    This will then block the netns dismantle (or conntrack rmmod)
as  nf_conntrack_cleanup_net_list() will wait forever.    This can be
reproduced by running conntrack_resize.sh selftest in a loop.  It
takes ~20 minutes for me on a preemptible kernel on average before  I
see a runaway kworker spinning in nf_conntrack_cleanup_net_list.
One fix would to change this to:          if (res < 0) {
if (ct != last)
nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general);    But this reference counting
isn't needed in the first place.  We can just store a cookie value
instead.    A followup patch will do the same for
ctnetlink_exp_dump_table,  it looks to me as if this has the same
problem and like  ctnetlink_dump_table, we only need a 'skip hint',
not the actual  object so we can apply the same cookie strategy there
as well.

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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/ICSA-26-134-10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-38721");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(772);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/06/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5");
  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) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');

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

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "3.1.5", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0', '6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0', '6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0', '6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0']},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "3.1.5", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0']}
};

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