AlmaLinux 8 : device-mapper-multipath (ALSA-2022:7928)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167506

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7928 advisory.

- device-mapper-multipath: Regression of CVE-2022-41974 fix in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (CVE-2022-3787)

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 device-mapper-multipath package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7928.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167506

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-7928.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/15/2022

Updated: 4/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:device-mapper-multipath

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3787

CWE: 285