Detections
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RHEL 8 : insights-client (RHSA-2023:6264)
high Nessus Plugin ID 184208
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for insights-client.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6264 advisory.Red Hat Insights is a service that provides analysis of registered Red Hat-based systems. The insights- client package can gather the required data (such as installed packages, running services, or software configurations) to proactively identify threats to security, performance, and stability across your environment.
Security Fix(es):
* insights-client: unsafe handling of temporary files and directories (CVE-2023-3972)
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 insights-client package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6264.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?baf8d952
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 184208
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6264.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/2/2023
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: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3972
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:insights-client
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: 11/2/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3972