| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-36083 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(256885);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-36083");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-36083");
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.
- JOSE is JSON Web Almost Everything - JWA, JWS, JWE, JWT, JWK, JWKS with no dependencies using runtime's
native crypto in Node.js, Browser, Cloudflare Workers, Electron, and Deno. The PBKDF2-based JWE key
management algorithms expect a JOSE Header Parameter named `p2c` PBES2 Count, which determines how many
PBKDF2 iterations must be executed in order to derive a CEK wrapping key. The purpose of this parameter is
to intentionally slow down the key derivation function in order to make password brute-force and
dictionary attacks more expensive. This makes the PBES2 algorithms unsuitable for situations where the JWE
is coming from an untrusted source: an adversary can intentionally pick an extremely high PBES2 Count
value, that will initiate a CPU-bound computation that may take an unreasonable amount of time to finish.
Under certain conditions, it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU
time. The impact is limited only to users utilizing the JWE decryption APIs with symmetric secrets to
decrypt JWEs from untrusted parties who do not limit the accepted JWE Key Management Algorithms (`alg`
Header Parameter) using the `keyManagementAlgorithms` (or `algorithms` in v1.x) decryption option or
through other means. The `v1.28.2`, `v2.0.6`, `v3.20.4`, and `v4.9.2` releases limit the maximum PBKDF2
iteration count to `10000` by default. It is possible to adjust this limit with a newly introduced
`maxPBES2Count` decryption option. If users are unable to upgrade their required library version, they
have two options depending on whether they expect to receive JWEs using any of the three PBKDF2-based JWE
key management algorithms. They can use the `keyManagementAlgorithms` decryption option to disable
accepting PBKDF2 altogether, or they can inspect the JOSE Header prior to using the decryption API and
limit the PBKDF2 iteration count (`p2c` Header Parameter). (CVE-2022-36083)
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-2022-36083");
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:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-36083");
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:"2022/09/07");
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:22.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jose");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-jose");
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) 2025-2026 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-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.10");
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-22.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "22.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "node-jose"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "24.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "jose"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "25.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "jose"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "25.10",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "jose"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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