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RHEL 8 : openssl (RHSA-2022:1091)
high Nessus Plugin ID 159299
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for openssl.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:1091 advisory.- openssl: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates (CVE-2022-0778)
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 openssl package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:1091.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?d9388d99
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 159299
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-1091.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/29/2022
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: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0778
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-perl
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: 3/29/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-0778