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RHEL 8 : nginx:1.14 (RHSA-2019:2799)
high Nessus Plugin ID 129089
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for nginx:1.14.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2799 advisory.- HTTP/2: large amount of data requests leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-9511)
- HTTP/2: flood using PRIORITY frames results in excessive resource consumption (CVE-2019-9513)
- HTTP/2: 0-length headers lead to denial of service (CVE-2019-9516)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL nginx:1.14 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2799.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f5a2ce7c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2799
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1735741
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 129089
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2799.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/20/2019
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: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9513
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-stream, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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: 9/17/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2019