Rocky Linux 8 : cups (RLSA-2020:4469)

high Nessus Plugin ID 185028

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-2020:4469 advisory.

- A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2020-3898)

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.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2020:4469

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1689207

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1775590

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1784884

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809002

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1822135

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1823964

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1838449

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185028

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2020-4469.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3898

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: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-ipptool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-ipptool, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cups-lpd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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: 4/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3898