Rocky Linux 8 : libwebp (RLSA-2021:2354)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157774

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2021:2354 advisory.

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. A heap-based buffer overflow was found in PutLE16().
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2018-25011)

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. A heap-based buffer overflow in function WebPDecodeRGBInto is possible due to an invalid check for buffer size. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-36328)

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. A use-after-free was found due to a thread being killed too early. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-36329)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157774

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-2354.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 11/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36329

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-25011, CVE-2020-36328, CVE-2020-36329

Detections

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