GLSA-202107-07 : glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157005

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202107-07 (glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in glibc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.33-r1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157005

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202107-07.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 12/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33574

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:glibc, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-25013, CVE-2020-27618, CVE-2021-27645, CVE-2021-3326, CVE-2021-33574

GLSA: 202107-07

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