AlmaLinux 8 : udisks2 (ALSA-2022:1820)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 161136

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:1820 advisory.

- A vulnerability found in udisks2. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted image file/USB leading to kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
(CVE-2021-3802)

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.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1820.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 161136

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-1820.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 5/12/2022

Updated: 10/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3802

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/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:alma:linux:libudisks2, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:udisks2-iscsi, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:udisks2-lsm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:udisks2, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:udisks2-lvm2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3802