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RHEL 9 : cjose (RHSA-2023:4417)
high Nessus Plugin ID 179180
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for cjose.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4417 advisory.CJose is C library implementing the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE).
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 cjose package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4417.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?5d542875
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 179180
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4417.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/1/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cjose
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