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RHEL 7 : perl-Archive-Tar (RHSA-2019:2097)
high Nessus Plugin ID 127670
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for perl-Archive-Tar.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2097 advisory.The Archive::Tar module provides a mechanism for Perl scripts to manipulate tar archive files.
Security Fix(es):
* perl: Directory traversal in Archive::Tar (CVE-2018-12015)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, 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 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 perl-Archive-Tar package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2097.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?84bd93bf
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2097
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 127670
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2097.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/12/2019
Updated: 11/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12015
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-archive-tar, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-12015