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AlmaLinux 8 : systemd (ALSA-2022:6206)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 164816

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-2022:6206 advisory.

 - systemd-resolved: use-after-free when dealing with DnsStream in resolved-dns-stream.c (CVE-2022-2526)

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-2022-6206.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 164816

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-6206.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 9/7/2022

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-pam, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-udev, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-journal-remote, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:systemd

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2526