Rocky Linux 8 : libwebp (RLSA-2021:4231)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 184888

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4231 advisory.

- A heap-based buffer overflow was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in GetLE16(). (CVE-2018-25009)

- A heap-based buffer overflow was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in ApplyFilter().
(CVE-2018-25010)

- A heap-based buffer overflow was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in GetLE24(). (CVE-2018-25012)

- A heap-based buffer overflow was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in ShiftBytes().
(CVE-2018-25013)

- A use of uninitialized value was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1 in ReadSymbol().
(CVE-2018-25014)

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. An out-of-bounds read was found in function ChunkVerifyAndAssign. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and to the service availability. (CVE-2020-36330)

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. An out-of-bounds read was found in function ChunkAssignData. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and to the service availability. (CVE-2020-36331)

- A flaw was found in libwebp in versions before 1.0.1. When reading a file libwebp allocates an excessive amount of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the service availability.
(CVE-2020-36332)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 184888

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-4231.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-25014

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-25009, CVE-2018-25010, CVE-2018-25012, CVE-2018-25013, CVE-2018-25014, CVE-2020-36330, CVE-2020-36331, CVE-2020-36332

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