RHEL 7 : libcdio (RHSA-2018:3246)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118537

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libcdio.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3246 advisory.

The libcdio library provides an interface for CD-ROM access. It can be used by applications that need OS- independent and device-independent access to CD-ROM devices.

Security Fix(es):

* libcdio: Heap-based buffer over-read in print_iso9660_recurse function in iso-info.c (CVE-2017-18198)

* libcdio: NULL pointer dereference in realloc_symlink in rock.c (CVE-2017-18199)

* libcdio: Double free in get_cdtext_generic() in lib/driver/_cdio_generic.c (CVE-2017-18201)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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 libcdio package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:3246.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118537

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-3246.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 10/31/2018

Updated: 11/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18201

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcdio-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcdio, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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: 10/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18198, CVE-2017-18199, CVE-2017-18201

CWE: 119, 125

RHSA: 2018:3246

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