Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-251-01)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55256");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2494");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2025-01-14T05:37:02+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-14 05:37:02 +0000 (Tue, 14 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-251-01)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(10\.0|10\.1|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2005-251-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.367371");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kcheckpass' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-251-01 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to
fix a security issue with the kcheckpass program. Earlier versions of
Slackware are not affected. A flaw in the way the program creates lockfiles
could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges.

For more details about the issue, see:

 [links moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/kdebase-3.3.2-i486-2.tgz: Patched a security bug in
 kcheckpass that could allow a local user to gain root privileges.
 For more information, see:
 [links moved to references]
 (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'kcheckpass' package(s) on Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware current.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK10.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kdebase", ver:"3.2.3-i486-3", rls:"SLK10.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK10.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kdebase", ver:"3.3.2-i486-2", rls:"SLK10.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kdebase", ver:"3.4.2-i486-2", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);