Detections
Analytics
RHEL 8 : libuv (RHSA-2021:3075)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 152439
Language:
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libuv.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3075 advisory.libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.
Security Fix(es):
* libuv: out-of-bounds read in uv__idna_toascii() can lead to information disclosures or crashes (CVE-2021-22918)
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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libuv package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:3075.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?04f4af92
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 152439
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3075.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/10/2021
Updated: 6/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22918
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuv, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuv-devel
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: 8/10/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-22918