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RHEL 9 : libeconf (RHSA-2023:5458)
high Nessus Plugin ID 182607
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libeconf.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5458 advisory.Libeconf is a highly flexible and configurable library to parse and manage key=value configuration files.
It reads configuration file snippets from different directories and builds the final configuration file from it.
Security Fix(es):
* libeconf: Stack overflow in function read_file at libeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c (CVE-2023-30079)
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 libeconf package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5458.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f7cc1a2b
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 182607
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5458.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/5/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-30079
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libeconf
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: 10/5/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-30079