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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : PAM vulnerability (USN-6588-2)

2024-03-2600:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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ubuntu
pam vulnerability
usn-6588-2
linux pam
denial of service
mkfifo
openat call
o_directory

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6588-2 advisory.

USN-6588-1 fixed a vulnerability in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04     LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly

handled special files when performing directory checks. A local attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause PAM to stop responding, resulting in

a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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 descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6588-2. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(192577);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-22365");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6588-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : PAM vulnerability (USN-6588-2)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the USN-6588-2 advisory.

    USN-6588-1 fixed a vulnerability in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04
    LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

    Original advisory details:

    Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly

    handled special files when performing directory checks. A local attacker

    could possibly use this issue to cause PAM to stop responding, resulting in

    a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6588-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-22365");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/02/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/03/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/03/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  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:libpam-cracklib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-modules-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-runtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam0g");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam0g-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.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 (! ('14.04' >< os_release || '16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 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 ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-cracklib', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules-bin', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-runtime', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-cracklib', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules-bin', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-runtime', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-cracklib', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-modules-bin', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam-runtime', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpam0g-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

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

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libpam-cracklib / libpam-modules / libpam-modules-bin / etc');
}

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

6.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%