RHEL 8 : Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 security update batch#5 (oVirt-4.5.3-5) (Important) (RHSA-2023:1677)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 174389

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1677 advisory.

The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.

The ovirt-node-ng packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release- virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.

Security Fix(es):

* git: gitattributes parsing integer overflow (CVE-2022-23521)

* git: Heap overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE (CVE-2022-41903)

* ALSA: pcm: Move rwsem lock inside snd_ctl_elem_read to prevent UAF (CVE-2023-0266)

* kernel: FUSE filesystem low-privileged user privileges escalation (CVE-2023-0386)

* nss: Arbitrary memory write via PKCS 12 (CVE-2023-0767)

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:1677.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 174389

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-1677.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/15/2023

Updated: 11/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41903

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host-image-update, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host

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: 4/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/20/2023

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Local Privilege Escalation via CVE-2023-0386)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-41903, CVE-2023-0266, CVE-2023-0386, CVE-2023-0767

CWE: 119, 190, 282, 416

RHSA: 2023:1677

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