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RHEL 7 : NetworkManager (RHSA-2018:3665)
high Nessus Plugin ID 119172
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for NetworkManager.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3665 advisory.- systemd: Out-of-bounds heap write in systemd-networkd dhcpv6 option handling (CVE-2018-15688)
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 NetworkManager package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:3665.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?bf1b8616
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3665
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 119172
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-3665.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/27/2018
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: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15688
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-glib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ppp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wwan, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
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: 11/26/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-15688