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AlmaLinux 8 : NetworkManager and libnma (ALSA-2021:1574)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157682

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2021:1574 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
 (CVE-2021-20297)

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

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-1574.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157682

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2021-1574.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 2/14/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-ppp, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libnma-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-adsl, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-team

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20297