Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : X.Org X server vulnerability (USN-3802-1)

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3802-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(118492);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14665");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3802-1");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2018-B-0140");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : X.Org X server vulnerability (USN-3802-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Narendra Shinde discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled
certain command line parameters when running as root with the legacy
wrapper. When certain graphics drivers are being used, a local
attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files
and escalate privileges.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3802-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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-2018-14665");

  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:'Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/10/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/10/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/10/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xvfb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmir-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xnest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-common");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2023 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) 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, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx-tools', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xnest', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-common', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-udeb', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xvfb', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'xdmx / xdmx-tools / xmir / xmir-hwe-16.04 / xnest / etc');
}