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RHEL 7 : yum-utils (RHSA-2018:2285)
high Nessus Plugin ID 111490
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for yum-utils.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:2285 advisory.- yum-utils: reposync: improper path validation may lead to directory traversal (CVE-2018-10897)
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 yum-utils package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:2285.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?16a14d30
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2285
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 111490
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-2285.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/2/2018
Updated: 8/27/2024
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: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10897
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-fastestmirror, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-verify, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-ovl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-copr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-aliases, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-merge-conf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-pre-transaction-actions, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-updateonboot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-tsflags, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-remove-with-leaves, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-priorities, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-fs-snapshot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-tmprepo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-keys, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-show-leaves, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-rpm-warm-cache, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-filter-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-versionlock, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-auto-update-debug-info, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-local, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-ps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-list-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-protectbase, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-networkmanager-dispatcher, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-upgrade-helper, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yum-plugin-changelog
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-10897