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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2017-1083)

🗓️ 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AGType 
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The Huawei EulerOS 'util-linux' package has a race condition in handling su, allowing a local attacker to kill other processes with root privilege

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2017.1083");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-2616");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-01-23 10:48:33 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2020)");
  script_version("2024-02-05T14:36:55+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-05 14:36:55 +0000 (Mon, 05 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.7");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-09-21 13:49:05 +0000 (Fri, 21 Sep 2018)");

  script_name("Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2017-1083)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gb_huawei_euleros_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/euleros", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=EULEROS\-2\.0SP1");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"EulerOS-SA-2017-1083");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://developer.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/euleros/securitydetail.html?secId=EulerOS-SA-2017-1083");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2017-1083 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A race condition was found in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions. (CVE-2017-2616)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'util-linux' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP1.");

  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 == "EULEROS-2.0SP1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid", rpm:"libblkid~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid-devel", rpm:"libblkid-devel~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libmount", rpm:"libmount~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid", rpm:"libuuid~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid-devel", rpm:"libuuid-devel~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"util-linux", rpm:"util-linux~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"uuidd", rpm:"uuidd~2.23.2~33.0.1.2", rls:"EULEROS-2.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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05 Feb 2024 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 34.7 - 5.5
CVSS 24.7
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