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RHEL 7 : libcomps (RHSA-2019:3898)
high Nessus Plugin ID 131152
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libcomps.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:3898 advisory.Libcomps is library for structure-like manipulation with content of comps XML files. Supports read/write XML file, structure(s) modification.
Security Fix(es):
* libcomps: use after free when merging two objmrtrees (CVE-2019-3817)
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.
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 libcomps package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:3898.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2b3d2930
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3898
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 131152
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-3898.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/20/2019
Updated: 11/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3817
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-libcomps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-libcomps-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcomps-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcomps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcomps-doc
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: 11/18/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-3817