AlmaLinux 9 : protobuf (ALSA-2022:7970)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 167998

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7970 advisory.

- Nullptr dereference when a null char is present in a proto symbol. The symbol is parsed incorrectly, leading to an unchecked call into the proto file's name during generation of the resulting error message.
Since the symbol is incorrectly parsed, the file is nullptr. We recommend upgrading to version 3.15.0 or greater. (CVE-2021-22570)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 167998

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-7970.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/19/2022

Updated: 11/19/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22570

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-protobuf, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:protobuf-lite, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:protobuf-compiler, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:protobuf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:protobuf-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:protobuf-devel

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: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22570

CWE: 476

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