Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-20839

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
PHYSICAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
low complexity
systemd-project
netapp
nessus

Summary

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Systemd_Project
1
Application
Netapp
2
OS
Netapp
1
Hardware
Netapp
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1062.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the versions of the xorg-x11-server packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.(CVE-2018-14665) - systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.(CVE-2018-20839)(CVE-2019-1547) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132816
    published2020-01-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132816
    titleEulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-1062)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132816);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/15");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2018-14665",
        "CVE-2018-20839"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-1062)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 host is missing multiple security
    updates.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to the versions of the xorg-x11-server packages installed,
    the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host
    is affected by the following vulnerabilities :
    
      - An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and
        -logfile options when starting Xorg X server allows
        unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the
        system via physical console to escalate their
        privileges and run arbitrary code under root
        privileges.(CVE-2018-14665)
    
      - systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which
        allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain
        circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using
        Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the
        KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is
        mishandled.(CVE-2018-20839)(CVE-2019-1547)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues.");
      # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2020-1062
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1ac7ca3f");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected xorg-x11-server packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/01/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/01/13");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-Xorg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-common");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:uvp:3.0.5.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Huawei Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
    uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    if (uvp != "3.0.5.0") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.5.0");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
    if ("aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "aarch64", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = ["xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8",
            "xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8"];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkgs)
      if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xorg-x11-server");
    }
    
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1037.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version of the xorg-x11-server packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.(CVE-2018-20839) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-05-03
    modified2020-01-02
    plugin id132630
    published2020-01-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132630
    titleEulerOS 2.0 SP8 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-1037)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132630);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/05/01");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2018-20839"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2020-1037)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote EulerOS host is missing a security update.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to the version of the xorg-x11-server packages installed,
    the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the
    following vulnerability :
    
      - systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which
        allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain
        circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using
        Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the
        KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is
        mishandled.(CVE-2018-20839)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues.");
      # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2020-1037
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f2f1bbbb");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected xorg-x11-server package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      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:N/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:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/01/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/01/02");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-Xephyr");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-Xorg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-Xvfb");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-Xwayland");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:xorg-x11-server-common");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:2.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Huawei Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/sp");
      script_exclude_keys("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
    if (release !~ "^EulerOS release 2\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0");
    
    sp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/sp");
    if (isnull(sp) || sp !~ "^(8)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0 SP8");
    
    uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    if (!empty_or_null(uvp)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0 SP8", "EulerOS UVP " + uvp);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
    if ("aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "aarch64", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = ["xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8",
            "xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8",
            "xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8",
            "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8",
            "xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.1-4.h4.eulerosv2r8"];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkgs)
      if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", sp:"8", reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xorg-x11-server");
    }