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RHEL 6 : dnsmasq (RHSA-2017:2839)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 103631
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for dnsmasq.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:2839 advisory.- dnsmasq: heap overflow in the code responsible for building DNS replies (CVE-2017-14491)
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 RHEL dnsmasq package based on the guidance in RHSA-2017:2839.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1ddcee05
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1495409
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2839
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 103631
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-2839.nasl
Version: 3.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/3/2017
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14491
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dnsmasq, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dnsmasq-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.5, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.7, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:6.5, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:6.6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2017
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-14491