The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as demonstrated by an "ifconfig /usbserial up" command or a "mount -t /snd_pcm none /" command.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - busybox: Path traversal via crafted tar file containing symlink (CVE-2011-5325)

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

  - huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing     segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.
    (CVE-2015-9261)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - busybox: heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (CVE-2016-2148)

  - Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote     attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink. (CVE-2011-5325)

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - busybox: heap-based buffer overflow in OPTION_6RD parsing (CVE-2016-2148)

  - Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote     attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink. (CVE-2011-5325)

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4371-1 advisory.

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox 1.35-x's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution     when processing a crafted awk pattern in the copyvar function. (CVE-2022-30065)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4260-1 advisory.

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

  - BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e contains a     Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Busybox wget that can result in heap buffer overflow. This attack appear     to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit     8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e. (CVE-2018-1000517)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 advisory.

  - Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote     attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink. (CVE-2011-5325)

  - The add_probe function in modutils/modprobe.c in BusyBox before 1.23.0 allows local users to bypass     intended restrictions on loading kernel modules via a / (slash) character in a module name, as     demonstrated by an ifconfig /usbserial up command or a mount -t /snd_pcm none / command.
    (CVE-2014-9645)

  - huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing     segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.
    (CVE-2015-9261)

  - Integer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (crash) via a malformed RFC1035-encoded domain name, which triggers an out-of-bounds     heap write. (CVE-2016-2147)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows remote attackers to     have unspecified impact via vectors involving OPTION_6RD parsing. (CVE-2016-2148)

  - The recv_and_process_client_pkt function in networking/ntpd.c in busybox allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged NTP packet, which triggers a     communication loop. (CVE-2016-6301)

  - The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer     Overflow that may lead to a write access violation. (CVE-2017-15873)

  - archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Underflow that leads to a read     access violation. (CVE-2017-15874)

  - In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of     the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in     executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary     file writes, or other attacks. (CVE-2017-16544)

  - Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The busybox wget applet that can     result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over     HTTPS using busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file. (CVE-2018-1000500)

  - BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit 8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e contains a     Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Busybox wget that can result in heap buffer overflow. This attack appear     to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit     8e2174e9bd836e53c8b9c6e00d1bc6e2a718686e. (CVE-2018-1000517)

  - An issue was discovered in BusyBox before 1.30.0. An out of bounds read in udhcp components (consumed by     the DHCP server, client, and relay) allows a remote attacker to leak sensitive information from the stack     by sending a crafted DHCP message. This is related to verification in udhcp_get_option() in     networking/udhcp/common.c that 4-byte options are indeed 4 bytes. (CVE-2018-20679)

  - An issue was discovered in BusyBox through 1.30.0. An out of bounds read in udhcp components (consumed by     the DHCP client, server, and/or relay) might allow a remote attacker to leak sensitive information from     the stack by sending a crafted DHCP message. This is related to assurance of a 4-byte length when decoding     DHCP_SUBNET. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-20679. (CVE-2019-5747)

  - decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer,     with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data. (CVE-2021-28831)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in Busybox's man applet leads to denial of service when a section name is     supplied but no page argument is given (CVE-2021-42373)

  - An out-of-bounds heap read in Busybox's unlzma applet leads to information leak and denial of service when     crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed. This can be triggered by any applet/format that     (CVE-2021-42374)

  - An incorrect handling of a special element in Busybox's ash applet leads to denial of service when     processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mistaking specific characters for reserved     characters. This may be used for DoS under rare conditions of filtered command input. (CVE-2021-42375)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in Busybox's hush applet leads to denial of service when processing a crafted     shell command, due to missing validation after a \x03 delimiter character. This may be used for DoS under     very rare conditions of filtered command input. (CVE-2021-42376)

  - An attacker-controlled pointer free in Busybox's hush applet leads to denial of service and possible code     execution when processing a crafted shell command, due to the shell mishandling the &&& string. This may     be used for remote code execution under rare conditions of filtered command input. (CVE-2021-42377)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function (CVE-2021-42378)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function (CVE-2021-42379)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the clrvar function (CVE-2021-42380)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the hash_init function (CVE-2021-42381)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_s function (CVE-2021-42382)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function (CVE-2021-42383, CVE-2021-42385)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function (CVE-2021-42384)

  - A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when     processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function (CVE-2021-42386)

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

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3935-1 advisory.

    Tyler Hicks discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled symlinks inside tar archives. If a user or     automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker could     overwrite arbitrary files outside of the current directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and     Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2011-5325)

    Mathias Krause discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled kernel module loading restrictions. A local     attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu     14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9645)

    It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. If a user or automated system     were tricked into processing a specially crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to     crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2015-9261)

    Nico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled certain malformed domain names. A     remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the DHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of     service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2147)

    Nico Golde discovered that the BusyBox DHCP client incorrectly handled certain 6RD options. A remote     attacker could use this issue to cause the DHCP client to crash, leading to a denial of service, or     possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2016-2148)

    It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain bzip2 archives. If a user or automated system     were tricked into processing a specially crafted bzip2 archive, a remote attacker could cause BusyBox to     crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu     14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-15873)

    It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled tab completion. A local attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2017-16544)

    It was discovered that the BusyBox wget utility incorrectly handled certain responses. A remote attacker     could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000517)

    It was discovered that the BusyBox DHCP utilities incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20679, CVE-2019-5747)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

-The following issues are fixed by this update: CVE-2014-9645: do not allow / in module names to avoid loading bad modules (bnc#914660)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Busybox was updated to fix one security issue.

The following vulnerability was fixed :

  - CVE-2014-9645: fixed a potential modprobe filter     bypassing rule by filtering / (boo#914660)

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201503-13 (BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BusyBox.  Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A context-dependent attacker can load kernel modules without privileges       by nullifying enforced module       prefixes. Execution of arbitrary files or a Denial of Service can be       caused through the included vulnerable LZO library.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Updated busybox packages fix security vulnerability :

The modprobe command in busybox before 1.23.0 uses the basename of the module argument as the module to load, allowing arbitrary modules, even when some kernel subsystems try to prevent this (CVE-2014-9645).

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199398	RHEL 4 : busybox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
199351	RHEL 5 : busybox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199295	RHEL 6 : busybox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
168536	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:4371-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
168256	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:4260-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
168240	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
123751	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : BusyBox vulnerabilities (USN-3935-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
85720	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : busybox (SUSE-SU-2015:1445-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
84284	openSUSE Security Update : busybox (openSUSE-2015-433)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
82314	GLSA-201503-13 : BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
81197	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : busybox (MDVSA-2015:031)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	low

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