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RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (openstack-neutron) (RHSA-2022:0996)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 159197
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (openstack-neutron).Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0996 advisory.OpenStack Networking (neutron) is a virtual network service for OpenStack.
Just as OpenStack Compute (nova) provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, OpenStack Networking provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect 'interfaces' from other OpenStack services (e.g. virtual NICs from Compute VMs). The OpenStack Networking API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g. QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, etc.)
Security Fix(es):
* Routes middleware memory leak for nonexistent controllers (CVE-2021-40797)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 RHEL Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (openstack-neutron) package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:0996.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4385c854
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0996
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1880440
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939601
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969349
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971545
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000848
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001495
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001870
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2003248
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2013768
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2014025
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024690
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 159197
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-0996.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/24/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40797
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-rpc-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-ml2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-openvswitch, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-neutron, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-linuxbridge, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-metering-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-sriov-nic-agent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openstack-neutron-macvtap-agent, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-40797