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Fedora 31 : knot-resolver (2020-52e28feab6)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140671

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

update to upstream version 5.1.3

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 - update to new upstream version

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 - fixes CVE-2020-12667

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new upstream release https://www.knot-resolver.cz/2020-04-29-knot-resolver-5.1.0.html

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 - bugfix for 5.0.0 release

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 - see https://knot-resolver.readthedocs.io/en/stable/upgrading .html

 - version 5.0 no longer support network interface configuration via systemd sockets and manual upgrade of configuration file is required for upgrades

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Solution

Update the affected knot-resolver package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-52e28feab6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140671

File Name: fedora_2020-52e28feab6.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/21/2020

Updated: 2/20/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2020-12667

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:fedoraproject:fedora:knot-resolver, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12667