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CentOS 9 : linux-firmware-20230814-139.el9

medium Nessus Plugin ID 191264

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for iwl100-firmware.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the linux- firmware-20230814-139.el9 build changelog.

 - Return Address Predictor velunerability leading to information disclosure (rhbz 2230418) (CVE-2023-20569)

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 CentOS 9 Stream iwl100-firmware package.

See Also

https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=36439

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 191264

File Name: centos9_linux-firmware-20230814-139.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/29/2024

Updated: 4/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20569

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6050-firmware, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3160-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl1000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8686-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8787-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:netronome-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl105-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl4965-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2b-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5150-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-olpc-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:linux-firmware-whence, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2030-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl100-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl7260-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:liquidio-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3945-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl135-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2a-firmware

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20569