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HistoryOct 03, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : GNU C Library vulnerabilities (USN-6409-1)

2023-10-0300:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2023-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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ubuntu
gnu c library
vulnerabilities
usn-6409-1
getaddrinfo
buffer overflow
ld.so
cve-2023-4527
cve-2023-4911
nessus
application version
security scanner

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

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.4%

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6409-1 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in glibc. When the getaddrinfo function is called with the AF_UNSPEC address family and the system is configured with no-aaaa mode via /etc/resolv.conf, a DNS response via TCP larger than 2048 bytes can potentially disclose stack contents through the function returned address data, and may cause a crash. (CVE-2023-4527)

  • A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-4911)

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

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#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6409-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(182468);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-4527", "CVE-2023-4911");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6409-1");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/12/12");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : GNU C Library vulnerabilities (USN-6409-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the USN-6409-1 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in glibc. When the getaddrinfo function is called with the AF_UNSPEC address family and
    the system is configured with no-aaaa mode via /etc/resolv.conf, a DNS response via TCP larger than 2048
    bytes can potentially disclose stack contents through the function returned address data, and may cause a
    crash. (CVE-2023-4527)

  - A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the
    GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted
    GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with
    elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-4911)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6409-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  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:H/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:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-4911");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Glibc Tunables Privilege Escalation CVE-2023-4911 (aka Looney Tunables)');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:glibc-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc-dev-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc-devtools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-amd64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-amd64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-i386");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-s390");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-x32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-i386");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-prof");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-s390");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-x32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:locales");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:locales-all");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nscd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2023-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('22.04' >< os_release || '23.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 22.04 / 23.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'glibc-source', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-bin', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-devtools', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-amd64', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-amd64', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-i386', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-s390', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-x32', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-i386', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-prof', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-s390', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-x32', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'locales', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'locales-all', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'nscd', 'pkgver': '2.35-0ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'glibc-source', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-bin', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc-devtools', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-amd64', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-amd64', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-i386', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-s390', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-dev-x32', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-i386', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-prof', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-s390', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libc6-x32', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'locales', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'locales-all', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'},
    {'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'nscd', 'pkgver': '2.37-0ubuntu2.1'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'glibc-source / libc-bin / libc-dev-bin / libc-devtools / libc6 / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc-devtoolsp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc-devtools
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc6-s390p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-s390
canonicalubuntu_linuxglibc-sourcep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:glibc-source
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc6-dev-amd64p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-amd64
canonicalubuntu_linux22.04cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc6-dev-x32p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-dev-x32
canonicalubuntu_linuxnscdp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nscd
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc6-profp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-prof
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibc6-i386p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libc6-i386
canonicalubuntu_linuxlocalesp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:locales
Rows per page:
1-10 of 201

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

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.4%