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Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2024-493)

2024-01-2300:00:00
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amazon linux
bpftool
kernel
vulnerability
alas2023-2024-493
icmp6 packet too big
maximum transmission unit
cve-2023-52340
nessus scanner

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-493 advisory.

  • When a router encounters an IPv6 packet too big to transmit to the next-hop, it returns an ICMP6 Packet Too Big (PTB) message to the sender. The sender caches this updated Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) so it knows not to exceed this value when subsequently routing to the same host. (CVE-2023-52340)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2024-493.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(189330);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-52340");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2024-493)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-493 advisory.

  - When a router encounters an IPv6 packet too big to transmit to the next-hop, it returns an ICMP6 Packet
    Too Big (PTB) message to the sender. The sender caches this updated Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) so it
    knows not to exceed this value when subsequently routing to the same host. (CVE-2023-52340)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-493.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-52340.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update kernel --releasever 2023.3.20240122' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-52340");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/01/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-6.1.66-93.164");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "kpatch.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");
include("hotfixes.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

if (get_one_kb_item("Host/kpatch/kernel-cves"))
{
  set_hotfix_type("kpatch");
  var cve_list = make_list("CVE-2023-52340");
  if (hotfix_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "kpatch hotfix for ALAS2023-2024-493");
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = hotfix_reporting_text();
  }
}
var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bpftool-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bpftool-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bpftool-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bpftool-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-headers-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-headers-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-static-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-libbpf-static-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-livepatch-6.1.66-93.164-1.0-0.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-livepatch-6.1.66-93.164-1.0-0.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-common-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-modules-extra-common-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'perf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'perf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'perf-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'perf-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-perf-debuginfo-6.1.66-93.164.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinuxkernel-modules-extra-commonp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra-common
amazonlinuxperf-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo
amazonlinuxkernel-modules-extrap-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra
amazonlinuxkernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
amazonlinuxkernel-toolsp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools
amazonlinuxpython3-perfp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf
amazonlinuxkernel-libbpf-staticp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-static
amazonlinuxkernel-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo
amazonlinuxkernel-libbpfp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf
amazonlinuxbpftool-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo
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7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%