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RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2.4 (python-ujson) (RHSA-2022:8850)
high Nessus Plugin ID 170362
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2.4 (python-ujson).Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8850 advisory.UltraJSON is an ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder
Security Fix(es):
* improper decoding of escaped surrogate characters may lead to string corruption key confusion or value overwriting (CVE-2022-31116)
* Potential double free of buffer during string decoding (CVE-2022-31117)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2.4 (python-ujson) package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:8850.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?caeca6b0
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8850
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 170362
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-8850.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/23/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31116
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-ujson, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-ujson, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-31116, CVE-2022-31117