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Rocky Linux 8 : mingw-expat (RLSA-2022:7811)
high Nessus Plugin ID 170780
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-2022:7811 advisory.- Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function. (CVE-2022-23990)
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.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:7811
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048356
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056350
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056354
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056363
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 170780
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2022-7811.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 1/30/2023
Updated: 3/21/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23990
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw32-expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw64-expat-static, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw64-expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw32-expat, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw64-expat, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mingw32-expat-static
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-23990