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HistorySep 24, 2009 - 12:00 a.m.

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6453)

2009-09-2400:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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40

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

18.0%

This update fixes a single critical security issues in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 2 kernel.

  • A missing check in the MSG_PROBE handling can be used to execute privileges to root. (CVE-2009-2698)
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(41541);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2698");

  script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6453)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes a single critical security issues in the SUSE Linux
Enterprise 10 SP 2 kernel.

  - A missing check in the MSG_PROBE handling can be used to
    execute privileges to root. (CVE-2009-2698)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2698.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 6453.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


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


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-bigsmp-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-default-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-source-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-syms-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-bigsmp-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-default-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-kdump-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-source-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-syms-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-vmi-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-vmipae-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:2, cpu:"i586", reference:"kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.42.5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
VendorProductVersionCPE
susesuse_linuxcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

18.0%