Detections
Analytics
CentOS 8 : systemd (CESA-2020:1794)
high Nessus Plugin ID 145995
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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-2020:1794 advisory.- systemd: services with DynamicUser can create SUID/SGID binaries (CVE-2019-3843)
- systemd: services with DynamicUser can get new privileges and create SGID binaries (CVE-2019-3844)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 145995
File Name: centos8_RHSA-2020-1794.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2021
Updated: 3/23/2021
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: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3844
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-pam, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemd-udev
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: 4/28/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-3843, CVE-2019-3844
RHSA: 2020:1794