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RHEL 7 : libssh2 (RHSA-2019:1884)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 127622
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libssh2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:1884 advisory.- libssh2: Out-of-bounds memory comparison with specially crafted message channel request (CVE-2019-3862)
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 libssh2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:1884.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?aecd5c57
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1884
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 127622
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-1884.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/12/2019
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3862
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2-docs, 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: 7/29/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-3862