NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0083)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237997

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has pam packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals. (CVE-2024-10963)

- A vulnerability was found in PAM. The secret information is stored in memory, where the attacker can trigger the victim program to execute by sending characters to its standard input (stdin). As this occurs, the attacker can train the branch predictor to execute an ROP chain speculatively. This flaw could result in leaked passwords, such as those found in /etc/shadow while performing authentications. (CVE-2024-10041)

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

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL pam packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237997

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2025-0083_pam.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks

Published: 6/9/2025

Updated: 6/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10963

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-libs-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-libs, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:7, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10041, CVE-2024-10963

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