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HistoryApr 29, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. : GnuTLS vulnerabilities (USN-6733-2)

2024-04-2900:00:00
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
gnutls
vulnerabilities
cryptographic
side-channel
exploit
certificate
verification
application
crash
security

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6733-2 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel. (CVE-2024-28834)

  • A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the certtool --verify-chain command. (CVE-2024-28835)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-6733-2. 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(194726);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-28834", "CVE-2024-28835");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6733-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. : GnuTLS vulnerabilities (USN-6733-2)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the USN-6733-2 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits
    deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such
    as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size
    from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel. (CVE-2024-28834)

  - A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a
    specially crafted .pem bundle using the certtool --verify-chain command. (CVE-2024-28835)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-6733-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-28834");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/03/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/04/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gnutls-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls-dane0t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls-openssl27t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls28-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls30t64");
  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");
  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 (! ('24.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 24.04', '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': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gnutls-bin', 'pkgver': '3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgnutls-dane0t64', 'pkgver': '3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgnutls-openssl27t64', 'pkgver': '3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgnutls28-dev', 'pkgver': '3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgnutls30t64', 'pkgver': '3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1'}
];

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_WARNING,
    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, 'gnutls-bin / libgnutls-dane0t64 / libgnutls-openssl27t64 / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibgnutls-dane0t64p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls-dane0t64
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibgnutls-openssl27t64p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls-openssl27t64
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibgnutls28-devp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls28-dev
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibgnutls30t64p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls30t64
canonicalubuntu_linuxgnutls-binp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gnutls-bin
canonicalubuntu_linux24.04cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts.

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%