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CentOS 8 : curl (CESA-2021:3582)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 153539
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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-2021:3582 advisory.- curl: Content not matching hash in Metalink is not being discarded (CVE-2021-22922)
- curl: Metalink download sends credentials (CVE-2021-22923)
- curl: Bad connection reuse due to flawed path name checks (CVE-2021-22924)
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: Medium
ID: 153539
File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-3582.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/22/2021
Updated: 11/30/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22924
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22922
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:curl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcurl-devel
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: 9/21/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-22922, CVE-2021-22923, CVE-2021-22924
IAVA: 2021-A-0352-S
RHSA: 2021:3582