CentOS 7 : libcdio (CESA-2018:3246)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119000

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An update for libcdio is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link (s) in the References section.

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.

Solution

Update the affected libcdio packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119000

File Name: centos_RHSA-2018-3246.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 11/16/2018

Updated: 7/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcdio-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcdio

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2018

Reference Information

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

RHSA: 2018:3246

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