CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6707 advisory.
A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash. (CVE-2023-1981)
A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability. (CVE-2021-3502)
A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.
(CVE-2021-3468)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-6707.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(185873);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/16");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3468", "CVE-2021-3502", "CVE-2023-1981");
script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : avahi (ELSA-2023-6707)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2023-6707 advisory.
- A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call,
causing the avahi daemon to crash. (CVE-2023-1981)
- A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in avahi_s_host_name_resolver_start
function allowing a local attacker to crash the avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through
the avahi socket or dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to
the service availability. (CVE-2021-3502)
- A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the
client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing
a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the
availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.
(CVE-2021-3468)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6707.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
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:N/I:N/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-2021-3502");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-1981");
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:"2021/05/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/11/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::distro_builder");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-howl-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-glib");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-glib-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:avahi-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Oracle 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/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/OracleLinux')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(os_release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 9', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-tools-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-glib-devel-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-libs-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'avahi-tools-0.8-15.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', '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 = 'EL' + 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) {
if (exists_check) {
if (rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check) && 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++;
} else {
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_NOTE,
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, 'avahi / avahi-compat-howl / avahi-compat-howl-devel / etc');
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%