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Fedora 29 : createrepo_c / dnf / dnf-plugins-core / dnf-plugins-extras / etc (2019-1fccede810)

high Nessus Plugin ID 122354

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Synopsis

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

Description

**createrepo_c**

 - Include file timestamp in repomd.xml to allow reproducing exact metadata as produced in the past

 - Support of zchunk

**libcomps**

**librepo**

 - Add zchunk support

**libdnf**

 - Enhance modular solver to handle enabled and default module streams differently (RhBug:1648839)

 - Add support of wild cards for modules (RhBug:1644588)

 - Revert commit that adds best as default behavior

**dnf**

 - Updated difference YUM vs. DNF for yum-updateonboot

 - Added new command ``dnf alias [options] [list|add|delete] [<name>...]`` to allow the user to define and manage a list of aliases

 - Enhanced documentation

 - Unifying return codes for remove operations

 - [transaction] Make transaction content available for commands

 - Triggering transaction hooks if no transaction (RhBug:1650157)

 - Add hotfix packages to install pool (RhBug:1654738)

 - Report group operation in transaction table

 - [sack] Change algorithm to calculate rpmdb_version

 - Allow to enable modules that break default modules (RhBug:1648839)

 - Enhance documentation - API examples

 - Add --nobest option

 - Revert commit that adds best as default behavior

**dnf-plugins-core**

 - [download] Do not download src without ``--source`` (RhBug:1666648)

**dnf-plugins-extras**

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-1fccede810

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122354

File Name: fedora_2019-1fccede810.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/21/2019

Updated: 6/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:fedoraproject:fedora:createrepo_c, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnf-plugins-extras, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:29, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libcomps, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnf, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:librepo, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libdnf, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnf-plugins-core

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10897