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Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : runC vulnerability (USN-6619-1)

🗓️ 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Remote Ubuntu hosts are vulnerable to runC vulnerability as referenced in USN-6619-1 advisory

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6619-1. 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(189860);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-21626");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6619-1");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0071-S");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : runC vulnerability (USN-6619-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6619-1 advisory.

    Rory McNamara discovered that runC did not properly manage internal file descriptor while managing
    containers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or bypass container
    restrictions.

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-6619-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev and / or runc 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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-2024-21626");

  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:'runc (docker) File Descriptor Leak Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/01/31");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:runc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024-2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024-2026 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 (! ('18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '23.10' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 23.10', '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': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'runc', 'pkgver': '1.1.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'runc', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu1~20.04.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'runc', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu1~22.04.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu2.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'runc', 'pkgver': '1.1.7-0ubuntu2.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE}
];

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_HOLE,
    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, 'golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev / runc');
}

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