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GLSA-202008-06 : iproute2: Denial of service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139441

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202008-06 (iproute2: Denial of service)

 iproute2 was found to contain a use-after-free in get_netnsid_from_name in ip/ipnetns.c.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, able to feed iproute2 crafted data, may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All iproute2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/iproute2-5.1.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-06

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139441

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202008-06.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 8/10/2020

Updated: 9/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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:gentoo:linux:iproute2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20795

GLSA: 202008-06