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RHEL 9 : runc (RHSA-2024:0756)
high Nessus Plugin ID 190236
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for runc.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0756 advisory.The runC tool is a lightweight, portable implementation of the Open Container Format (OCF) that provides container runtime.
Security Fix(es):
* runc: file descriptor leak (CVE-2024-21626)
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 runc package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0756.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ffd805de
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2024-001
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 190236
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0756.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/8/2024
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21626
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:runc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2024
Exploitable With
Metasploit (runc (docker) File Descriptor Leak Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-21626