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RHEL 8 : nghttp2 (RHSA-2020:2755)
high Nessus Plugin ID 137896
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for nghttp2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2755 advisory.libnghttp2 is a library implementing the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 (HTTP/2) protocol in C.
Security Fix(es):
* nghttp2: overly large SETTINGS frames can lead to DoS (CVE-2020-11080)
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 nghttp2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:2755.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ce1ff023
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137896
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-2755.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/30/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11080
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:libnghttp2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnghttp2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nghttp2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, 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: 6/25/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-11080