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RHEL 8 : mod_auth_openidc:2.3 (RHSA-2023:4410)
high Nessus Plugin ID 179162
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for mod_auth_openidc:2.3.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4410 advisory.The mod_auth_openidc is an OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache HTTP Server. It enables an Apache HTTP Server to operate as an OpenID Connect Relying Party and/or OAuth 2.0 Resource Server.
Security Fix(es):
* cjose: AES GCM decryption uses the Tag length from the actual Authentication Tag provided in the JWE (CVE-2023-37464)
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 mod_auth_openidc:2.3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4410.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?3b98e489
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 179162
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4410.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/1/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37464
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:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_openidc, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cjose-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cjose, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2
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: 8/1/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-37464