feat: auto detect for vex and added linkage check

cve_bin_tool/cli.py

@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         total_files: int = 0
         parsed_data: dict[ProductInfo, TriageData] = {}
         vex_product_info: dict[str, str] = {}
+        sbom_serial_number = ""
         # Package List parsing
         if args["package_list"]:
             sbom_root = args["package_list"]
@@ -1095,6 +1096,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 validate=not args["disable_validation_check"],
             )
             parsed_data = sbom_list.parse_sbom()
+            sbom_serial_number = sbom_list.serialNumber
             LOGGER.info(
                 f"The number of products to process from SBOM - {len(parsed_data)}"
             )
@@ -1103,10 +1105,10 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 cve_scanner.get_cves(product_info, triage_data)
 
         if args["vex_file"]:
-            # for now use cyclonedx as auto detection is not implemented in latest pypi package of lib4vex
+            # use auto so that lib4vex can auto-detect the vex type.
             vexdata = VEXParse(
                 filename=args["vex_file"],
-                vextype="cyclonedx",
+                vextype="auto",
                 logger=LOGGER,
             )
             parsed_vex_data = vexdata.parse_vex()
@@ -1122,9 +1124,14 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 LOGGER.info(
                     f"VEX file {args['vex_file']} is not a standalone file and will be used as a triage file"
                 )
-                # need to do validation on the sbom part
-                # need to implement is_linked() function which will check the linkage.
-                if args["sbom_file"]:
+                # check weather vex is linked with given sbom or not.
+                # only check cyclonedx since it have serialNumber.
+                if (
+                    args["sbom_file"]
+                    and args["sbom"] == "cyclonedx"
+                    and vexdata.vextype == "cyclonedx"
+                    and sbom_serial_number not in vexdata.serialNumbers
+                ):
                     LOGGER.warning(
                         f"SBOM file: {args['sbom_file']} is not linked to VEX file: {args['vex_file']}."
                     )
@@ -1162,6 +1169,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
                     "release": args["release"],
                     "vendor": args["vendor"],
                     "revision_reason": args["revision_reason"],
+                    "sbom_serial_number": sbom_serial_number,
                 }
             elif args["vex_file"]:
                 vex_product_info["revision_reason"] = args["revision_reason"]

cve_bin_tool/output_engine/__init__.py

@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ def output_cves(self, outfile, output_type="console"):
                 self.vex_type,
                 self.all_cve_data,
                 self.vex_product_info["revision_reason"],
+                self.vex_product_info["sbom_serial_number"],
                 logger=self.logger,
             )
             vexgen.generate_vex()

cve_bin_tool/sbom_manager/parse.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     decode_cpe23,
     find_product_location,
     validate_location,
+    validate_serialNumber,
 )
 from cve_bin_tool.validator import validate_cyclonedx, validate_spdx, validate_swid
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def __init__(
             self.type = sbom_type
         self.logger = logger or LOGGER.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.validate = validate
+        self.serialNumber = ""
 
         # Connect to the database
         self.cvedb = CVEDB(version_check=False)
@@ -253,6 +255,25 @@ def parse_cyclonedx_spdx(self) -> [(str, str, str)]:
         sbom_parser = SBOMParser(sbom_type=self.type)
         # Load SBOM
         sbom_parser.parse_file(self.filename)
+        doc = sbom_parser.get_document()
+        uuid = doc.get("uuid", "")
+        if self.type == "cyclonedx":
+            parts = uuid.split(":")
+            if len(parts) == 3 and parts[0] == "urn" and parts[1] == "uuid":
+                serialNumber = parts[2]
+                if validate_serialNumber(serialNumber):
+                    self.serialNumber = serialNumber
+                else:
+                    LOGGER.error(
+                        f"The SBOM file '{self.filename}' has an invalid serial number."
+                    )
+                    return []
+            else:
+                LOGGER.error(
+                    f"The SBOM file '{self.filename}' has an invalid serial number."
+                )
+                return []
+
         modules = []
         if self.validate and self.filename.endswith(".xml"):
             # Only for XML files

cve_bin_tool/util.py

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def decode_purl(purl: str) -> ProductInfo | None:
         return None
 
 
-def decode_bom_ref(ref: str) -> ProductInfo | None:
+def decode_bom_ref(ref: str):
     """
     Decodes the BOM reference for each component.
 
@@ -418,11 +418,29 @@ def decode_bom_ref(ref: str) -> ProductInfo | None:
     urn_cdx = re.compile(
         r"urn:cdx:(?P<bomSerialNumber>.*?)\/(?P<bom_version>.*?)#(?P<bom_ref>.*)"
     )
+    urn_cdx_with_purl = re.compile(
+        r"urn:cdx:(?P<bomSerialNumber>[^/]+)\/(?P<bom_version>[^#]+)#(?P<purl>pkg:[^\s]+)"
+    )
     location = "location/to/product"
-    match = urn_cbt_ext_ref.match(ref) or urn_cbt_ref.match(ref) or urn_cdx.match(ref)
+    match = (
+        urn_cdx_with_purl.match(ref)
+        or urn_cbt_ext_ref.match(ref)
+        or urn_cbt_ref.match(ref)
+        or urn_cdx.match(ref)
+    )
     if match:
         urn_dict = match.groupdict()
-        if "bom_ref" in urn_dict:  # For urn_cdx match
+        if "purl" in urn_dict:  # For urn_cdx_with_purl match
+            serialNumber = urn_dict["bomSerialNumber"]
+            product_info = decode_purl(urn_dict["purl"])
+            if not validate_serialNumber(serialNumber):
+                LOGGER.error(
+                    f"The BOM link contains an invalid serial number: '{serialNumber}'"
+                )
+                return product_info
+            else:
+                return product_info, serialNumber
+        elif "bom_ref" in urn_dict:  # For urn_cdx match
             cdx_bom_ref = urn_dict["bom_ref"]
             try:
                 product, version = cdx_bom_ref.rsplit("-", 1)
@@ -466,6 +484,14 @@ def validate_version(version: str) -> bool:
     return re.search(cpe_regex, version) is not None
 
 
+def validate_serialNumber(serialNumber: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Validates the serial number present in sbom
+    """
+    pattern = r"^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$"
+    return re.match(pattern, serialNumber) is not None
+
+
 class DirWalk:
     """
     for filename in DirWalk('*.c').walk(roots):

cve_bin_tool/vex_manager/generate.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
         vextype: str,
         all_cve_data: Dict[ProductInfo, CVEData],
         revision_reason: str = "",
+        sbom_serial_number: str = "",
         sbom: Optional[str] = None,
         logger: Optional[Logger] = None,
         validate: bool = True,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.logger = logger or LOGGER.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.validate = validate
         self.all_cve_data = all_cve_data
+        self.sbom_serial_number = sbom_serial_number
 
     def generate_vex(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -155,10 +157,13 @@ def __get_vulnerabilities(self) -> List[Vulnerability]:
                     else cve.remarks.name
                 )
                 # more details will be added using set_value()
-                bom_version = 1
-                ref = f"urn:cbt:{bom_version}/{vendor}#{product}:{version}"
                 if purl is None:
                     purl = f"pkg:generic/{vendor}/{product}@{version}"
+                bom_version = 1
+                if self.sbom_serial_number != "":
+                    ref = f"urn:cdx:{self.sbom_serial_number}/{bom_version}#{purl}"
+                else:
+                    ref = f"urn:cbt:{bom_version}/{vendor}#{product}:{version}"
 
                 vulnerability.set_value("purl", str(purl))
                 vulnerability.set_value("bom_link", ref)

cve_bin_tool/vex_manager/parse.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class VEXParse:
     - vextype (str): The type of VEX file.
     - logger: The logger object for logging messages.
     - parsed_data: A dictionary to store the parsed data.
+    - serialNumbers: serialNumbers from the bom_link used to check linkage with sbom.
 
     Methods:
     - __init__(self, filename: str, vextype: str, logger=None): Initializes the VEXParse object.
@@ -60,11 +61,16 @@ def __init__(self, filename: str, vextype: str, logger=None):
         self.vextype = vextype
         self.logger = logger or LOGGER.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         self.parsed_data = {}
+        self.serialNumbers = set()
 
     def parse_vex(self) -> DefaultDict[ProductInfo, TriageData]:
         """Parses the VEX file and extracts the necessary fields from the vulnerabilities."""
         vexparse = VEXParser(vex_type=self.vextype)
         vexparse.parse(self.filename)
+        if self.vextype == "auto":
+            self.vextype = vexparse.get_type()
+
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsed Vex File: {self.filename} of type: {self.vextype}")
         self.logger.debug(f"VEX Vulnerabilities: {vexparse.get_vulnerabilities()}")
         self.__process_vulnerabilities(vexparse.get_vulnerabilities())
         self.__process_metadata(vexparse.get_metadata())
@@ -101,7 +107,6 @@ def __process_product(self, product) -> None:
 
     def __process_vulnerabilities(self, vulnerabilities) -> None:
         """ "processes the vulnerabilities and extracts the necessary fields from the vulnerability."""
-        # for now cyclonedx is supported with minor tweaks other will be supported later
         for vuln in vulnerabilities:
             # Extract necessary fields from the vulnerability
             cve_id = vuln.get("id")
@@ -110,10 +115,18 @@ def __process_vulnerabilities(self, vulnerabilities) -> None:
             response = vuln.get("remediation")
             comments = vuln.get("comments")
             severity = vuln.get("severity")  # Severity is not available in Lib4VEX
-            # Decode the bom reference for cyclonedx something similar would be done for other formats
+            # Decode the bom reference for cyclonedx and purl for csaf and openvex
             product_info = None
+            serialNumber = ""
             if self.vextype == "cyclonedx":
-                product_info = decode_bom_ref(vuln.get("bom_link"))
+                decoded_ref = decode_bom_ref(vuln.get("bom_link"))
+                if isinstance(decoded_ref, tuple) and not isinstance(
+                    decoded_ref, ProductInfo
+                ):
+                    product_info, serialNumber = decoded_ref
+                    self.serialNumbers.add(serialNumber)
+                else:
+                    product_info = decoded_ref
             elif self.vextype in ["openvex", "csaf"]:
                 product_info = decode_purl(vuln.get("purl"))
             if product_info: