Detections
Analytics
RHEL 7 : xstream (RHSA-2021:0162)
high Nessus Plugin ID 145067
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xstream.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:0162 advisory.- XStream: remote code execution due to insecure XML deserialization when relying on blocklists (CVE-2020-26217)
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 xstream package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:0162.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a50e3913
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 145067
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-0162.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/19/2021
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26217
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:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xstream, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xstream-javadoc
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: 1/18/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-26217