The wsl2 installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(169974);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/27");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-44689");
script_name(english:"Security Updates for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Elevation of Privilege (December 2022)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The wsl2 installation on the remote host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The wsl2 installation on the remote host is missing a
security update. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of
privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain
elevated privileges.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/1.0.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released wsl2 1.0.3 to address this issue.");
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:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-44689");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/12/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/12/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/01/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "wmi_enum_windows_app_store.nbin");
script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');
var apps = ['MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux'];
var app_info = vcf::microsoft_appstore::get_app_info(app_list:apps);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);
var constraints = [
{ 'fixed_version' : '1.0.3.0' },
];
vcf::microsoft_appstore::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);