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RHEL 8 : libarchive (RHSA-2022:0892)
high Nessus Plugin ID 158952
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libarchive.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0892 advisory.- libarchive: extracting a symlink with ACLs modifies ACLs of target (CVE-2021-23177)
- libarchive: symbolic links incorrectly followed when changing modes, times, ACL and flags of a file while extracting an archive (CVE-2021-31566)
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 RHEL libarchive package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:0892.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b92c32a0
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0892
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 158952
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-0892.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/15/2022
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31566
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:libarchive-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libarchive, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bsdtar, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-31566