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RHEL 8 : libxml2 (RHSA-2023:4767)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 180214
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libxml2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4767 advisory.The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: Incorrect server side include parsing can lead to XSS (CVE-2016-3709)
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 libxml2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4767.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4bd85c60
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 180214
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4767.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/28/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3709
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libxml2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml2-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml2
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: 8/28/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3709