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AlmaLinux 8 : .NET 6.0 (ALSA-2023:0079)

high Nessus Plugin ID 169992

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-2023:0079 advisory.

 - .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability. (CVE-2023-21538)

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-2023-0079.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169992

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-0079.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/12/2023

Updated: 9/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-21538

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-hostfxr-6.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-runtime-6.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aspnetcore-targeting-pack-6.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-6.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-apphost-pack-6.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-targeting-pack-6.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-6.0-source-built-artifacts, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-templates-6.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aspnetcore-runtime-6.0

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: 1/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-21538

CWE: 121

IAVA: 2023-A-0028-S