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CentOS 8 : linux-firmware (CESA-2020:5479)

high Nessus Plugin ID 145855

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2020:5479 advisory.

 - hardware: buffer overflow in bluetooth firmware (CVE-2020-12321)

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-2020:5479

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145855

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2020-5479.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2021

Updated: 3/23/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12321

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6050-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3160-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl1000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8686-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8787-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl105-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl4965-firmware, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2b-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5150-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-olpc-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2030-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl100-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl7260-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3945-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl135-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2a-firmware

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12321

RHSA: 2020:5479