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RHEL 5 / 6 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (RHSA-2018:1609)
high Nessus Plugin ID 109991
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1609 advisory.- jboss: jbossas: unsafe chown of server.log in jboss init script allows privilege escalation (CVE-2016-8656)
- jboss: jbossas writable config files allow privilege escalation (CVE-2016-8657)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:1609.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3422211
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
http://www.nessus.org/u?34013063
http://www.nessus.org/u?bf165061
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 109991
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-1609.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/23/2018
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: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8657
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossas, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossas-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossas-messaging, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossas-ws-native, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-8656, CVE-2016-8657