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RHEL 9 : libjpeg-turbo (RHSA-2023:1068)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 172116
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libjpeg-turbo.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1068 advisory.The libjpeg-turbo packages contain a library of functions for manipulating JPEG images. They also contain simple client programs for accessing the libjpeg functions. These packages provide the same functionality and API as libjpeg but with better performance.
Security Fix(es):
* libjpeg-turbo: heap buffer overflow in get_word_rgb_row() in rdppm.c (CVE-2021-46822)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) 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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libjpeg-turbo package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:1068.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?62c89a7e
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 172116
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-1068.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/6/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-46822
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libjpeg-turbo-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:turbojpeg-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:turbojpeg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libjpeg-turbo-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libjpeg-turbo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-46822