Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-21658

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(230026);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-21658");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-21658");

  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.

  - Rust is a multi-paradigm, general-purpose programming language designed for performance and safety,
    especially safe concurrency. The Rust Security Response WG was notified that the `std::fs::remove_dir_all`
    standard library function is vulnerable a race condition enabling symlink following (CWE-363). An attacker
    could use this security issue to trick a privileged program into deleting files and directories the
    attacker couldn't otherwise access or delete. Rust 1.0.0 through Rust 1.58.0 is affected by this
    vulnerability with 1.58.1 containing a patch. Note that the following build targets don't have usable APIs
    to properly mitigate the attack, and are thus still vulnerable even with a patched toolchain: macOS before
    version 10.10 (Yosemite) and REDOX. We recommend everyone to update to Rust 1.58.1 as soon as possible,
    especially people developing programs expected to run in privileged contexts (including system daemons and
    setuid binaries), as those have the highest risk of being affected by this. Note that adding checks in
    your codebase before calling remove_dir_all will not mitigate the vulnerability, as they would also be
    vulnerable to race conditions like remove_dir_all itself. The existing mitigation is working as intended
    outside of race conditions. (CVE-2022-21658)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21658");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21658");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/01/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");

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  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");
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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 = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libstd-rust-1.48"},
          {"reference": "libstd-rust-dev"},
          {"reference": "libstd-rust-dev-wasm32"},
          {"reference": "libstd-rust-dev-windows"},
          {"reference": "rust-doc"},
          {"reference": "rust-gdb"},
          {"reference": "rust-lldb"},
          {"reference": "rust-src"},
          {"reference": "rustc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "rustc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "rustc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "stratisd"},
          {"reference": "stratisd-dracut"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "stratisd"},
          {"reference": "stratisd-dracut"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "stratisd"},
          {"reference": "stratisd-dracut"},
          {"reference": "stratisd-tools"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}