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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-3409

🗓️ 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Unpatched Linux host; CVE-2021-3409 allows privileged QEMU up to 5.2.0 to crash or execute code; CVE-2020-17380/25085 patch ineffective; SDHCI read/write out-of-bounds.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(249368);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3409");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-3409");

  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.

  - The patch for CVE-2020-17380/CVE-2020-25085 was found to be ineffective, thus making QEMU vulnerable to
    the out-of-bounds read/write access issues previously found in the SDHCI controller emulation code. This
    flaw allows a malicious privileged guest to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of
    service or potential code execution. QEMU up to (including) 5.2.0 is affected by this. (CVE-2021-3409)

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-2021-3409");
  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:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3409");

  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:"2020/12/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/15");

  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:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qemu");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04");

  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-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qemu"},
          {"reference": "qemu-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
          {"reference": "qemu-keymaps"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-arm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-mips"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-misc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-ppc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-sparc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-x86"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user-static"},
          {"reference": "qemu-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qemu"},
          {"reference": "qemu-block-extra"},
          {"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
          {"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-arm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-mips"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-misc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-ppc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-s390x"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-sparc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-x86"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user-binfmt"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user-static"},
          {"reference": "qemu-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');
}

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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 24.6
CVSS 3.16.3
EPSS0.00305
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