[Bug 2062389] Re: [SRU] Fix segfault in systemdunitdependency probe

[Marc Deslauriers]

ACK on the debdiffs. Uploaded for processing by the SRU team. Thanks!

** Changed in: openscap (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: openscap (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  [SRU] Fix segfault in systemdunitdependency probe

Status in openscap package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in openscap source package in Focal:
  In Progress
Status in openscap source package in Jammy:
  In Progress
Status in openscap source package in Mantic:
  Fix Released
Status in openscap source package in Noble:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

   * This issue causes a crash in openscap when there's a circular
  dependency in systemd services, and currently affects both Ubuntu
  20.04 and 22.04. openscap on Ubuntu 23.10 and 24.04 already contain
  this fix.

   * This indirectly is affecting the usage of USG (Ubuntu Security
  Guide) for CIS auditing in systems with ceph-mds. See LP: #2060345.

   * This issue was reported to upstream here:
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1478285 and later fixed in
  openscap upstream git repo
  https://github.com/OpenSCAP/openscap/pull/1474. This SRU is a backport
  of the mentioned pull request.

  [ Test Plan ]

   * There are a few ways to reproduce this issue, as you can see some notes on LP: #2060345.
     But for simplicity, the easiest way to reproduce this issue is to run the following commands.
     On Ubuntu 20.04:
  ```
  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2004-oval.xml
  Definition oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1: true
  Evaluation done.

  $ sudo apt install ceph-mds

  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2004-oval.xml
  W: oscap:     Can't receive message: 103, Software caused connection abort.
  W: oscap:     Can't receive message: 103, Software caused connection abort.
  OpenSCAP Error: Probe with PID=1522 has been killed with signal 11 [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:178]
  Probe with PID=1522 has core dumped. [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:182]
  Item corresponding to object 'oval:ssg-object_multi_user_target_for_rsyslog_enabled:obj:1' from test 'oval:ssg-test_multi_user_wants_rsyslog:tst:1' has an unknown flag. This may indicate a bug in OpenSCAP. [../../../../src/OVAL/results/oval_resultTest.c:913]
  Probe with PID=1531 has been killed with signal 11 [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:178]
  Probe with PID=1531 has core dumped. [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:182]
  Item corresponding to object 'oval:ssg-object_multi_user_target_for_rsyslog_socket_enabled:obj:1' from test 'oval:ssg-test_multi_user_wants_rsyslog_socket:tst:1' has an unknown flag. This may indicate a bug in OpenSCAP. [../../../../src/OVAL/results/oval_resultTest.c:913]

  $ sudo apt install libopenscap8=1.2.16-2ubuntu3.4

  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2004-oval.xml
  Definition oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1: true
  Evaluation done.
  ```

     On Ubuntu 22.04:
  ```
  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2204-oval.xml
  Definition oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1: true
  Evaluation done.

  $ sudo apt install ceph-mds

  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2204-oval.xml
  W: oscap:     Can't receive message: 103, Software caused connection abort.
  W: oscap:     Can't receive message: 103, Software caused connection abort.
  OpenSCAP Error: Probe with PID=1421 has been killed with signal 11 [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:178]
  Probe with PID=1421 has core dumped. [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:182]
  Item corresponding to object 'oval:ssg-object_multi_user_target_for_rsyslog_enabled:obj:1' from test 'oval:ssg-test_multi_user_wants_rsyslog:tst:1' has an unknown flag. This may indicate a bug in OpenSCAP. [../../../../src/OVAL/results/oval_resultTest.c:982]
  Probe with PID=1431 has been killed with signal 11 [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:178]
  Probe with PID=1431 has core dumped. [../../../../../src/OVAL/probes/SEAP/sch_pipe.c:182]
  Item corresponding to object 'oval:ssg-object_multi_user_target_for_rsyslog_socket_enabled:obj:1' from test 'oval:ssg-test_multi_user_wants_rsyslog_socket:tst:1' has an unknown flag. This may indicate a bug in OpenSCAP. [../../../../src/OVAL/results/oval_resultTest.c:982]

  $ sudo apt install libopenscap8=1.2.17-0.1ubuntu7.22.04.2

  $ oscap oval eval --id "oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1" ssg-ubuntu2204-oval.xml
  Definition oval:ssg-service_rsyslog_enabled:def:1: true
  Evaluation done.
  ```

   * The other tests we will do is to run full usg fix and audit and
  report if the output is as expected.

  [ Where problems could occur ]

   * This fix was never backported to version 1.2 in upstream git repo, but was applied to openscap 1.2 in
     RHEL-based distros, it is unclear if the backport ever created another issue with the
     systemdunitdependency probe. If that is the case we expect to see some other tests in usg failing,
     for example.

  [ Other Info ]

   * This issue affects both Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04.
   * Another way to mitigate this issue would be altering systemd services to not have a circular dependency. This can get tricky and might require a lot of change.

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