GLSA-202101-10 : Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 144922

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-202101-10 (Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the security advisories referenced below for details.
Impact :

An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Asterisk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/asterisk-13.38.1'

See Also

https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2020-001.html

https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2020-002.html

https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2020-003.html

https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2020-004.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 144922

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202101-10.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/13/2021

Updated: 1/13/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:asterisk, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Reference Information

GLSA: 202101-10