Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-15564

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(257512);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-15564");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-15564");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing Arm guest OS users to cause a hypervisor crash
    because of a missing alignment check in VCPUOP_register_vcpu_info. The hypercall VCPUOP_register_vcpu_info
    is used by a guest to register a shared region with the hypervisor. The region will be mapped into Xen
    address space so it can be directly accessed. On Arm, the region is accessed with instructions that
    require a specific alignment. Unfortunately, there is no check that the address provided by the guest will
    be correctly aligned. As a result, a malicious guest could cause a hypervisor crash by passing a
    misaligned address. A malicious guest administrator may cause a hypervisor crash, resulting in a Denial of
    Service (DoS). All Xen versions are vulnerable. Only Arm systems are vulnerable. x86 systems are not
    affected. (CVE-2020-15564)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15564");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-15564");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/07/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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");
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  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");

  exit(0);
}

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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libxen-4.6"},
          {"reference": "libxen-dev"},
          {"reference": "libxenstore3.0"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-4.6"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-common"},
          {"reference": "xenstore-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libxen-4.9"},
          {"reference": "libxen-dev"},
          {"reference": "libxenstore3.0"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-4.9"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-common"},
          {"reference": "xenstore-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}