Rocky Linux 8 : libgcrypt (RLSA-2020:4482)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 184499

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2020:4482 advisory.

- It was discovered that there was a ECDSA timing attack in the libgcrypt20 cryptographic library. Version affected: 1.8.4-5, 1.7.6-2+deb9u3, and 1.6.3-2+deb8u4. Versions fixed: 1.8.5-2 and 1.6.3-2+deb8u7.
(CVE-2019-13627)

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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 184499

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2020-4482.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-13627

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgcrypt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgcrypt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgcrypt-devel, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libgcrypt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13627

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