Rocky Linux 8 : pcs (RLSA-2022:7447)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167798

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:7447 advisory.

- A flaw was found in the Pacemaker configuration tool (pcs). The pcs daemon was allowing expired accounts, and accounts with expired passwords to login when using PAM authentication. Therefore, unprivileged expired accounts that have been denied access could still login. (CVE-2022-1049)

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 pcs and / or pcs-snmp packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1730232

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1786964

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791661

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791670

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1874624

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1909904

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950551

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954099

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019894

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2023845

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2059500

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064805

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066629

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2115326

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2117650

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:7447

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167798

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2022-7447.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/17/2022

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1049

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pcs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:pcs-snmp, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1049