According to its self-reported version number, the Xen hypervisor installed on the remote host is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability that is triggered when recursion is not properly handled when de-typing linear pagetables. By stacking multiple layers of page tables, an attacker within a guest can cause a stack overflow, resulting in the Xen process to crash.
Note that Nessus has checked the changeset versions based on the xen.git change log. Nessus did not check guest hardware configurations or if patches were applied manually to the source code before a recompile and reinstall.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(103975);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/06/03");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2017-15588",
"CVE-2017-15589",
"CVE-2017-15590",
"CVE-2017-15591",
"CVE-2017-15592",
"CVE-2017-15593",
"CVE-2017-15594",
"CVE-2017-15595",
"CVE-2017-15596"
);
script_bugtraq_id(101490, 101496, 101500);
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2017-B-0142-S");
script_name(english:"Xen Hypervisor Pagetable De-typing Recursion Handling Guest-to-Host DoS (XSA-240)");
script_summary(english:"Checks 'xl info' output for the Xen hypervisor version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Xen hypervisor installation is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version number, the Xen hypervisor
installed on the remote host is affected by a stack overflow
vulnerability that is triggered when recursion is not properly handled
when de-typing linear pagetables. By stacking multiple layers of page
tables, an attacker within a guest can cause a stack overflow,
resulting in the Xen process to crash.
Note that Nessus has checked the changeset versions based on the
xen.git change log. Nessus did not check guest hardware configurations
or if patches were applied manually to the source code before a
recompile and reinstall.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-240.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=summary");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-15595");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/10/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/10/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/10/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:xen:xen");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("xen_server_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Xen Hypervisor", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
app_name = "Xen Hypervisor";
install = get_single_install(app_name:app_name);
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
version = install['version'];
display_version = install['display_version'];
path = install['path'];
managed_status = install['Managed status'];
changeset = install['Changeset'];
if (!empty_or_null(changeset))
display_version += " (changeset " + changeset + ")";
# Installations that are vendor-managed are handled by OS-specific local package checks
if (managed_status == "managed")
audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name, display_version, path);
# XSA-240
fixes['4.5']['fixed_ver'] = '4.5.5';
fixes['4.5']['fixed_ver_display'] = '4.5.5 (changeset b7582ac)';
fixes['4.5']['affected_ver_regex'] = '^4\\.5\\.';
fixes['4.5']['affected_changesets'] = make_list("196371c", "7afc8ad",
"72c107b", "5659aa5", "a224de6", "6442fa9", "db487a6", "709230f",
"83724d9", "04b8c4c", "0b2ceae", "e3f0768", "d5a5231", "c5b0fe5",
"136ff4e", "42c8ba5", "d38489d", "df59014", "3217129", "4964e86",
"c079597", "6ec173b", "a373456", "0780e81", "e5ef76d", "25eaa86",
"ae02360", "5597df9", "c5de05e", "773094e", "e39a248", "7b3712a",
"be35327", "8825df1", "d7e3725", "6eb61e4", "b1fcfed", "5779d6a",
"afdd77e", "c18367a", "7b7fd80", "b30e165", "62ef9b2", "8071724",
"235b5d5", "a28b99d", "ff294fc", "bc01e2d", "da50922", "386cc94",
"139960f", "ec3ddd6", "988929a", "1c48dff", "20d4248", "9610422",
"cd76cd3", "455fd66", "b820c31", "ac3d8bc", "cde86fc", "1678521",
"83cb2db", "43d06ef", "2b17bf4", "1a2bda5", "0bd7faf", "e3426e2",
"37281bc", "27be856", "bdf3ef1", "cc325c0", "8e7b84d", "387b8ae",
"34fbae7", "1530da2", "274a1f6", "b679cfa", "877b760", "cfe165d",
"84e4e56", "e4ae4b0");
fixes['4.6']['fixed_ver'] = '4.6.6';
fixes['4.6']['fixed_ver_display'] = '4.6.6 (changeset 9f22d72)';
fixes['4.6']['affected_ver_regex'] = '^4\\.6\\.';
fixes['4.6']['affected_changesets'] = make_list("e0353b4", "76f1549",
"9bac910", "c7a43e3", "913d4f8", "c5881c5", "b0239cd", "78fd0c3",
"9079e0d", "1658a87", "22b6dfa", "a8cd231", "629eddd", "64c03bb",
"b4660b4", "1ac8162", "747df3c", "5ae011e", "f974d32", "3300ad3",
"d708b69");
fixes['4.7']['fixed_ver'] = '4.7.4';
fixes['4.7']['fixed_ver_display'] = '4.7.4-pre (changeset ebd47d4)';
fixes['4.7']['affected_ver_regex'] = '^4\\.7\\.';
fixes['4.7']['affected_changesets'] = make_list("6a6a339", "e61be54",
"e3f7a64", "957ad23", "b1ae705", "3add76f", "314a8fc", "d6aad63",
"7c99633", "145c18d", "c3fa5cd", "487f8f9", "ffcfc40", "c7783d9",
"3331050", "83966a3", "a67b223", "68dbba2", "2728470", "dea68ed",
"9d12253", "73d7bc5", "b704b1a", "ca4ef7b", "ece330a", "3d63ebc",
"30d50f8", "2dc3cdb", "5151257", "c9f3ca0", "e873251", "8aebf85",
"c362cde", "fece08a");
fixes['4.8']['fixed_ver'] = '4.8.3';
fixes['4.8']['fixed_ver_display'] = '4.8.3-pre (changeset c4f969d)';
fixes['4.8']['affected_ver_regex'] = '^4\\.8\\.';
fixes['4.8']['affected_changesets'] = make_list("b1f3f1d", "7251c06",
"1960ca8", "866cfa1", "ddd6e41", "370cc9a", "39e3024", "9f092f5",
"667f70e", "2116fec", "1a535c3", "ee3fc24", "d623d82", "dda458c",
"c642b12", "80d7ef3", "ff4f60a", "36898eb", "4d7ccae", "e574046",
"90dafa4", "c020cf2");
fixes['4.9']['fixed_ver'] = '4.9.1';
fixes['4.9']['fixed_ver_display'] = '4.9.1-pre (changeset c2b0a92)';
fixes['4.9']['affected_ver_regex'] = '^4\\.9\\.';
fixes['4.9']['affected_changesets'] = make_list("d842630", "ef61bcf",
"44ceb19", "ae45442", "784afd9", "22032b2", "58da67f", "d1b64cc",
"9cde7a8", "1cdcb36", "84c039e", "b244ac9", "612044a", "e8fd372",
"a568e25", "8fef83e", "478e40c", "22ea731", "e7703a2", "91ded3b",
"2cc3d32", "79775f5", "43cb0c4", "4821228", "d23bcc5", "308654c",
"6fd84b3", "89b36cc", "a9ecd60", "798f6c9", "6508278", "5587d9a",
"527fc5c", "5ff1de3", "692ed82", "9bf14bb", "c57b1f9", "6b147fd",
"0e186e3", "afc5ebf", "266fc0e", "4698106", "f4f02f1", "0fada05",
"ab4eb6c", "b29ecc7", "a11d14b", "107401e", "1b7834a");
fix = NULL;
foreach ver_branch (keys(fixes))
{
if (version =~ fixes[ver_branch]['affected_ver_regex'])
{
ret = ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixes[ver_branch]['fixed_ver']);
if (ret < 0)
fix = fixes[ver_branch]['fixed_ver_display'];
else if (ret == 0)
{
if (empty_or_null(changeset))
fix = fixes[ver_branch]['fixed_ver_display'];
else
foreach affected_changeset (fixes[ver_branch]['affected_changesets'])
if (changeset == affected_changeset)
fix = fixes[ver_branch]['fixed_ver_display'];
}
}
}
if (empty_or_null(fix))
audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name, display_version, path);
items = make_array("Installed version", display_version,
"Fixed version", fix,
"Path", path);
order = make_list("Path", "Installed version", "Fixed version");
report = report_items_str(report_items:items, ordered_fields:order) + '\n';
security_report_v4(port:0, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15588
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15589
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15590
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15591
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15592
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15593
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15594
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15595
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15596
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-240.html
xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=summary