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RHEL 7 / 8 : Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4.2 Security Update (Important) (RHSA-2021:1195)
high Nessus Plugin ID 148562
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:1195 advisory.Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), the PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native library.
This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4.2 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4.1, and includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in the References.
Security Fix(es):
* openssl: NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing (CVE-2021-3449)
* openssl: CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT (CVE-2021-3450)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected jws5-tomcat-native package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?eafb3b94
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1195
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148562
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-1195.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/14/2021
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3450
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws5-tomcat-native, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
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: 4/14/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-3449, CVE-2021-3450