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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: grub2 (CVE-2022-28736)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201599

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of grub2 installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-28736 advisory.

 - There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used to boot up operating systems that doesn't support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2.
 When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can control the GRUB2's memory allocation pattern sensitive data May be exposed and arbitrary code execution can be achieved. (CVE-2022-28736)

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.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28736

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201599

File Name: mariner_CVE-2022-28736.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2024

Updated: 7/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-efi-binary, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-efi-binary-noprefix, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-efi-unsigned, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-configuration, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-pc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:grub2-efi

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CBLMariner/release, Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-28736