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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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- DHCP can add routes to a client's routing table via the classless static route option (121). VPN-based
security solutions that rely on routes to redirect traffic can be forced to leak traffic over the physical
interface. An attacker on the same local network can read, disrupt, or possibly modify network traffic
that was expected to be protected by the VPN. (CVE-2024-3661)
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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("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-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.04");
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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');
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{"reference": "openvpn"},
{"reference": "pptpd"}
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{"reference": "bcrelay"},
{"reference": "connman"},
{"reference": "gadmin-openvpn-client"},
{"reference": "gadmin-openvpn-server"},
{"reference": "kvpnc"},
{"reference": "n2n"},
{"reference": "network-manager-iodine"},
{"reference": "network-manager-openconnect"},
{"reference": "network-manager-openvpn"},
{"reference": "network-manager-pptp"},
{"reference": "network-manager-pptp-gnome"},
{"reference": "network-manager-strongswan"},
{"reference": "network-manager-vpnc"},
{"reference": "openconnect"},
{"reference": "openvpn"},
{"reference": "pptp-linux"},
{"reference": "pptpd"},
{"reference": "sshuttle"},
{"reference": "tinc"},
{"reference": "vpnc"},
{"reference": "wireguard"}
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{"reference": "connman"},
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{"reference": "network-manager-vpnc"},
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{"reference": "pptp-linux"},
{"reference": "pptpd"},
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{"reference": "NetworkManager-team"},
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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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