Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-2817

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  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-2817");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-2817");

  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.

  - Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level
    updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an
    attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled
    by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138,
    Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, Thunderbird 138, and Thunderbird 128.10. (CVE-2025-2817)

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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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmozjs-52-0"},
          {"reference": "libmozjs-52-dev"},
          {"reference": "mozjs38"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "firefox"},
          {"reference": "firefox-dbg"},
          {"reference": "firefox-dev"},
          {"reference": "firefox-geckodriver"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-af"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-an"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ar"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-as"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ast"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-az"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-be"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-bg"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-bn"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-br"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-bs"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ca"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-cak"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-cs"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-csb"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-cy"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-da"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-de"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-el"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-en"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-eo"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-es"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-et"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-eu"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-fa"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-fi"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-fr"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-fy"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ga"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-gd"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-gl"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-gn"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-gu"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-he"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-hi"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-hr"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-hsb"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-hu"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-hy"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ia"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-id"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-is"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-it"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ja"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-ka"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-kab"},
          {"reference": "firefox-locale-kk"},
          {"reference": "firefox-mozsymbols"},
          {"reference": "libmozjs-68-0"},
          {"reference": "libmozjs-68-dev"},
          {"reference": "mozjs52"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-dbg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-dev"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-gnome-support"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-gnome-support-dbg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-af"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ar"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ast"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-be"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bn"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bn-bd"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-br"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ca"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cak"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cs"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cy"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-da"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-de"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-dsb"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-el"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-en-gb"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-en-us"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-es-ar"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-es-es"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-fy-nl"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ga-ie"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-nb-no"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-nn-no"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pa-in"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pt-br"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pt-pt"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-sv-se"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ta-lk"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-zh-cn"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-zh-tw"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-mozsymbols"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-gdata-provider"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-lightning"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmozjs-91-0"},
          {"reference": "libmozjs-91-dev"},
          {"reference": "mozjs102"},
          {"reference": "mozjs78"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-dbg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-dev"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-gnome-support"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-gnome-support-dbg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-af"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ar"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ast"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-be"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bg"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bn"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-bn-bd"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-br"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ca"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cak"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cs"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-cy"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-da"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-de"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-dsb"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-el"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-en-gb"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-en-us"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-es-ar"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-es-es"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-fy-nl"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ga-ie"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-nb-no"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-nn-no"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pa-in"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pt-br"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-pt-pt"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-sv-se"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-ta-lk"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-zh-cn"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-locale-zh-tw"},
          {"reference": "thunderbird-mozsymbols"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-gdata-provider"},
          {"reference": "xul-ext-lightning"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mozjs115"}
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    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mozjs115"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmozjs-115-0t64"},
          {"reference": "libmozjs-115-dev"},
          {"reference": "mozjs102"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}