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Rocky Linux 8 : systemd (RLSA-2021:2717)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157754

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:2717 advisory.

 - basic/unit-name.c in systemd prior to 246.15, 247.8, 248.5, and 249.1 has a Memory Allocation with an Excessive Size Value (involving strdupa and alloca for a pathname controlled by a local attacker) that results in an operating system crash. (CVE-2021-33910)

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.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:2717

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970887

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157754

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-2717.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33910

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-udev-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-pam, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-container-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-tests-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-pam-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-udev, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:systemd-debugsource

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33910

IAVA: 2021-A-0350