Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 158212

This page contains detailed information about the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 158212
Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1)
Filename: ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2022-01-01
This Plugin Published: 2022-02-21
Last Modification Time: 2022-02-21
Plugin Version: 1.2
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5288-1 advisory.

- In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to realloc misbehavior (e.g., allocating too few bytes, or only freeing memory). (CVE-2021-45960)

- In doProlog in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, an integer overflow exists for m_groupSize. (CVE-2021-46143)

- addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22822)

- build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22823)

- defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22824)

- lookup in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22825)

- nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22826)

- storeAtts in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22827)

- Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES. (CVE-2022-23852)

- Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function. (CVE-2022-23990)

- xmltok_impl.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 lacks certain validation of encoding, such as checks for whether a UTF-8 character is valid in a certain context. (CVE-2022-25235)

- xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs. (CVE-2022-25236)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits (PoCs) are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) vulnerability:

GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-45960
[CVE-2021-45960]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-46143
[CVE-2021-46143]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-22822toCVE-2022-22827
[CVE-2022-22822]
GitHub: https://github.com/nanopathi/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-22822toCVE-2022-22827
[CVE-2022-22827]
GitHub: https://github.com/Nivaskumark/expat_A10_r33_2_2_6_CVE-2022-23990
[CVE-2022-23990]
GitHub: https://github.com/Satheesh575555/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-23990
[CVE-2022-23990]
GitHub: https://github.com/Satheesh575555/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-25236
[CVE-2022-25236]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2021-45960
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.7 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.7 (Medium)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	8.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	2.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5288-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(158212);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/02/21");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2021-45960",
    "CVE-2021-46143",
    "CVE-2022-22822",
    "CVE-2022-22823",
    "CVE-2022-22824",
    "CVE-2022-22825",
    "CVE-2022-22826",
    "CVE-2022-22827",
    "CVE-2022-23852",
    "CVE-2022-23990",
    "CVE-2022-25235",
    "CVE-2022-25236"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"5288-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1)");

  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 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5288-1 advisory.

  - In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the storeAtts function in
    xmlparse.c can lead to realloc misbehavior (e.g., allocating too few bytes, or only freeing memory).
    (CVE-2021-45960)

  - In doProlog in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, an integer overflow exists for
    m_groupSize. (CVE-2021-46143)

  - addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22822)

  - build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22823)

  - defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
    (CVE-2022-22824)

  - lookup in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22825)

  - nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
    (CVE-2022-22826)

  - storeAtts in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22827)

  - Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with
    a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES. (CVE-2022-23852)

  - Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function. (CVE-2022-23990)

  - xmltok_impl.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 lacks certain validation of encoding, such as checks
    for whether a UTF-8 character is valid in a certain context. (CVE-2022-25235)

  - xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters
    into namespace URIs. (CVE-2022-25236)

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5288-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/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:N/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-2021-45960");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/01/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/02/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/02/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:expat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib64expat1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib64expat1-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexpat1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexpat1-dev");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2022 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2022 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('audit.inc');
include('ubuntu.inc');
include('misc_func.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
var release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(16\.04|18\.04|20\.04|21\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 21.10', 'Ubuntu ' + 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$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);


var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'expat', 'pkgver': '2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'lib64expat1', 'pkgver': '2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'lib64expat1-dev', 'pkgver': '2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1', 'pkgver': '2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1-dev', 'pkgver': '2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'expat', 'pkgver': '2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1', 'pkgver': '2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4'},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1-dev', 'pkgver': '2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'expat', 'pkgver': '2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1', 'pkgver': '2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1-dev', 'pkgver': '2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '21.10', 'pkgname': 'expat', 'pkgver': '2.4.1-2ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '21.10', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1', 'pkgver': '2.4.1-2ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '21.10', 'pkgname': 'libexpat1-dev', 'pkgver': '2.4.1-2ubuntu0.1'}
];

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_HOLE,
    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, 'expat / lib64expat1 / lib64expat1-dev / libexpat1 / libexpat1-dev');
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Ubuntu Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) plugin ID 158212.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

USN | Ubuntu Security Notice:

5288-1

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file ubuntu_USN-5288-1.nasl version 1.2. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 : Expat vulnerabilities (USN-5288-1) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

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