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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(224249);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/10");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-41190");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-41190");
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 OCI Distribution Spec project defines an API protocol to facilitate and standardize the distribution
of content. In the OCI Distribution Specification version 1.0.0 and prior, the Content-Type header alone
was used to determine the type of document during push and pull operations. Documents that contain both
manifests and layers fields could be interpreted as either a manifest or an index in the absence of an
accompanying Content-Type header. If a Content-Type header changed between two pulls of the same digest, a
client may interpret the resulting content differently. The OCI Distribution Specification has been
updated to require that a mediaType value present in a manifest or index match the Content-Type header
used during the push and pull operations. Clients pulling from a registry may distrust the Content-Type
header and reject an ambiguous document that contains both manifests and layers fields or manifests
and config fields if they are unable to update to version 1.0.1 of the spec. (CVE-2021-41190)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-41190");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41190");
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:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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-2021-41190");
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:"2021/11/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");
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");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:containerd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:docker.io");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:buildah");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:buildah-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:containers-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-catatonit");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-docker");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-gvproxy");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-manpages");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-plugins");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:skopeo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:skopeo-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:buildah");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:buildah-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:containers-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-catatonit");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-docker");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-gvproxy");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-manpages");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-plugins");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-tests");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:skopeo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:skopeo-tests");
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("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9", "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/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-16.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "16.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "containerd"},
{"reference": "docker.io"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "18.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "docker.io"}
]
}
]
},
"CentOS Linux-8": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "buildah"},
{"reference": "buildah-tests"},
{"reference": "containers-common"},
{"reference": "podman"},
{"reference": "podman-catatonit"},
{"reference": "podman-docker"},
{"reference": "podman-gvproxy"},
{"reference": "podman-manpages"},
{"reference": "podman-plugins"},
{"reference": "podman-remote"},
{"reference": "podman-tests"},
{"reference": "skopeo"},
{"reference": "skopeo-tests"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "buildah"},
{"reference": "buildah-tests"},
{"reference": "containers-common"},
{"reference": "podman"},
{"reference": "podman-catatonit"},
{"reference": "podman-docker"},
{"reference": "podman-gvproxy"},
{"reference": "podman-manpages"},
{"reference": "podman-plugins"},
{"reference": "podman-remote"},
{"reference": "podman-tests"},
{"reference": "skopeo"},
{"reference": "skopeo-tests"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "9",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "buildah"},
{"reference": "buildah-tests"},
{"reference": "podman"},
{"reference": "podman-catatonit"},
{"reference": "podman-docker"},
{"reference": "podman-gvproxy"},
{"reference": "podman-plugins"},
{"reference": "podman-remote"},
{"reference": "podman-tests"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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