Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-18078

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  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-18078");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-18078");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
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patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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patch available.

  - systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked
    files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended
    access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as
    demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file. (CVE-2017-18078)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-gudev-1.0"},
          {"reference": "libgudev-1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgudev-1.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpam-systemd"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-daemon-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-daemon0"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-id128-0"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-id128-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-journal-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-journal0"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-login-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-login0"},
          {"reference": "libudev-dev"},
          {"reference": "libudev1"},
          {"reference": "libudev1-udeb"},
          {"reference": "python-systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-services"},
          {"reference": "systemd-sysv"},
          {"reference": "udev"},
          {"reference": "udev-udeb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnss-myhostname"},
          {"reference": "libnss-mymachines"},
          {"reference": "libnss-resolve"},
          {"reference": "libpam-systemd"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsystemd0"},
          {"reference": "libudev-dev"},
          {"reference": "libudev1"},
          {"reference": "libudev1-udeb"},
          {"reference": "systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-container"},
          {"reference": "systemd-coredump"},
          {"reference": "systemd-dbg"},
          {"reference": "systemd-journal-remote"},
          {"reference": "systemd-sysv"},
          {"reference": "udev"},
          {"reference": "udev-udeb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libgudev1"},
          {"reference": "libgudev1-devel"},
          {"reference": "systemd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-devel"},
          {"reference": "systemd-journal-gateway"},
          {"reference": "systemd-libs"},
          {"reference": "systemd-networkd"},
          {"reference": "systemd-python"},
          {"reference": "systemd-resolved"},
          {"reference": "systemd-sysv"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "7",
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          {"reference": "libgudev1"},
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          {"reference": "systemd-libs"},
          {"reference": "systemd-networkd"},
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          {"reference": "systemd-resolved"},
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  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}