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RHEL 7 : libssh2 (RHSA-2023:5615)
high Nessus Plugin ID 182830
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libssh2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5615 advisory.- libssh2: use-of-uninitialized-value in _libssh2_transport_read (CVE-2020-22218)
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 libssh2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5615.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1ceaa464
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 182830
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5615.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/10/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-22218
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libssh2-docs
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-22218