Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-38816

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  script_id(228697);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-38816");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-38816");

  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.

  - Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are
    vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on
    the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.
    Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true: * the web application uses
    RouterFunctions to serve static resources * resource handling is explicitly configured with a
    FileSystemResource location However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following
    is true: * the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-
    security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html is in use * the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty
    (CVE-2024-38816)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38816");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38816");
  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:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-38816");

  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:"2024/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");

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  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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  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:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libspring-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libspring-java");
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  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/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14", "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", "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 = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-aop-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-beans-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-support-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-core-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-expression-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-instrument-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jdbc-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jms-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-messaging-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-orm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-oxm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-test-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-transaction-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-portlet-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-servlet-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-aop-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-beans-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-support-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-core-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-expression-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-instrument-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jdbc-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jms-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-messaging-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-orm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-oxm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-test-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-transaction-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-portlet-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-servlet-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-aop-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-beans-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-support-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-core-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-expression-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-instrument-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jdbc-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jms-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-messaging-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-orm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-oxm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-test-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-transaction-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-portlet-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-servlet-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-aop-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-beans-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-context-support-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-core-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-expression-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-instrument-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jdbc-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-jms-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-messaging-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-orm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-oxm-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-test-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-transaction-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-portlet-java"},
          {"reference": "libspring-web-servlet-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libspring-java"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}