GLSA-201811-22 : RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 119276

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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-201811-22 (RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted RPM file, could escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/rpm-4.14.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119276

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-22.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 11/29/2018

Updated: 7/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8118

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7501

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6435, CVE-2014-8118, CVE-2017-7501

GLSA: 201811-22

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