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HistoryJun 17, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2024-0223)

2024-06-1700:00:00
Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
2
mageia 9
gnu nano
privilege escalation

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2024.0223");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-5742");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-06-17 04:12:21 +0000 (Mon, 17 Jun 2024)");
  script_version("2024-06-17T08:31:36+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-06-17 08:31:36 +0000 (Mon, 17 Jun 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2024-0223)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mageia Linux Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mageia_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MAGEIA9");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"MGASA-2024-0223");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0223.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33297");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VCJGQ6SCOSZGXAPYA7GYUT3M6ZPBLO5V/");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'nano' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2024-0223 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege
escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while
editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of
the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to
escalate privileges through a malicious symlink. (CVE-2024-5742)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'nano' package(s) on Mageia 9.");

  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-rpm.inc");

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "MAGEIA9") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"nano", rpm:"nano~7.2~1.1.mga9", rls:"MAGEIA9"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

4.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

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