Fedora 31 : curl (2020-126a0dd319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140227

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- fix expired pointer dereference via multi API with `CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY` option set (CVE-2020-8231)

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Solution

Update the affected curl package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140227

File Name: fedora_2020-126a0dd319.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 9/4/2020

Updated: 2/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8231

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:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:curl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8231

FEDORA: 2020-126a0dd319

IAVA: 2020-A-0389-S

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