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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11053

🗓️ 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux/Unix hosts vulnerable to CVE-2024-11053, risk of credential leakage through redirects.

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  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-11053");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11053");

  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.

  - When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, curl could leak the
    password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. This flaw only
    manifests itself if the netrc file has an entry that matches the redirect target hostname but the entry
    either omits just the password or omits both login and password. (CVE-2024-11053)

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-2024-11053");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-11053");
  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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-11053");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-11053");

  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:"2024/12/11");
  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:14.04:-:lts");
  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");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:curl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-errmsg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test-data");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:curl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcurl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcurl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcurl-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-errmsg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-libs");
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  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");
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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 = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "curl-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-nss"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-doc"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-nss-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-nss"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-doc"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-nss-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3-nss"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-doc"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-nss-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-devel"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-minimal"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-common"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-devel"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-errmsg"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-libs"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-test"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-test-data"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-devel"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-devel"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "curl-minimal"},
          {"reference": "libcurl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-devel"},
          {"reference": "libcurl-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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02 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 3.13.4
EPSS0.01399
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