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RHEL 7 : ipmitool (RHSA-2020:2213)
high Nessus Plugin ID 143017
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for ipmitool.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2213 advisory.The ipmitool packages contain a command-line utility for interfacing with devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification. IPMI is an open standard for machine health, inventory, and remote power control.
Security Fix(es):
* ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c (CVE-2020-5208)
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 ipmitool package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:2213.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?94f8dcab
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 143017
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-2213.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/18/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5208
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:rhel_e4s:7.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipmitool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:exchange-bmc-os-info, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bmc-snmp-proxy, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.4
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: 5/19/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-5208