The version of systemd installed on the remote host is prior to 219-78. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2004 advisory.
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 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2023-2004.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(173905);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-26604");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2023-2004)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of systemd installed on the remote host is prior to 219-78. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2004 advisory.
- systemd before 247 does not adequately block local privilege escalation for some Sudo configurations,
e.g., plausible sudoers files in which the systemctl status command may be executed. Specifically,
systemd does not set LESSSECURE to 1, and thus other programs may be launched from the less program. This
presents a substantial security risk when running systemctl from Sudo, because less executes as root when
the terminal size is too small to show the complete systemctl output. (CVE-2023-26604)
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/AL2/ALAS-2023-2004.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-26604.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update systemd' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:U/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-2023-26604");
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:"2023/03/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/03/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/04/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-sysv");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
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) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.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 != "2")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'libgudev1-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgudev1-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgudev1-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgudev1-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgudev1-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgudev1-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-debuginfo-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-debuginfo-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-debuginfo-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-devel-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-journal-gateway-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-journal-gateway-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-journal-gateway-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-libs-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-libs-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-libs-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-networkd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-networkd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-networkd-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-python-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-python-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-python-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-resolved-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-resolved-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-resolved-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-sysv-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-sysv-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'systemd-sysv-219-78.amzn2.0.22', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', '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, "libgudev1 / libgudev1-devel / systemd / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
amazon | linux | libgudev1 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1 |
amazon | linux | libgudev1-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel |
amazon | linux | systemd | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd |
amazon | linux | systemd-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | systemd-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel |
amazon | linux | systemd-journal-gateway | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway |
amazon | linux | systemd-libs | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs |
amazon | linux | systemd-networkd | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd |
amazon | linux | systemd-python | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python |
amazon | linux | systemd-resolved | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved |