GLSA-201805-10 : Zsh: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 110174

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201805-10 (Zsh: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zsh. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A local attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Zsh users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-shells/zsh-5.5'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 110174

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201805-10.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 5/29/2018

Updated: 9/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7548

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:zsh

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18205, CVE-2017-18206, CVE-2018-1071, CVE-2018-1083, CVE-2018-1100, CVE-2018-7548, CVE-2018-7549

GLSA: 201805-10

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