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CentOS 8 : yum (CESA-2019:3583)

high Nessus Plugin ID 145590

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2019:3583 advisory.

 - libsolv: illegal address access in pool_whatprovides in src/pool.h (CVE-2018-20534)

 - libcomps: use after free when merging two objmrtrees (CVE-2019-3817)

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3583

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145590

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2019-3583.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/29/2021

Updated: 1/25/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3817

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcomps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcomps-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdnf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:librepo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:librhsm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsolv, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:microdnf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-createrepo_c, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-dnf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-dnf-plugins-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-hawkey, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libcomps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libdnf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-librepo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:yum, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:yum-utils, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:createrepo_c, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:createrepo_c-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:createrepo_c-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnf-automatic, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnf-data, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnf-plugins-core

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20534, CVE-2019-3817

BID: 106794

RHSA: 2019:3583