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AlmaLinux 8 : parfait:0.5 (ALSA-2022:0290)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 158832

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:0290 advisory.

 * log4j: SQL injection in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JDBCAppender (CVE-2022-23305)

 * log4j: Unsafe deserialization flaw in Chainsaw log viewer (CVE-2022-23307)

 * log4j: Remote code execution in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JMSAppender (CVE-2021-4104)

 * log4j: Remote code execution in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JMSSink (CVE-2022-23302)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2022-0290.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 158832

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-0290.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2022

Updated: 1/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23307

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23305

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:unit-api-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:unit-api, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:si-units-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-se-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-lib, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:parfait-examples, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-parent, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:parfait-javadoc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-se, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-lib-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:pcp-parfait-agent, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-systems, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:si-units, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:uom-systems-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:parfait

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2022-23302, CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307

IAVA: 2021-A-0573, 2022-A-0029