CentOS 9 : dnsmasq-2.85-6.el9

high Nessus Plugin ID 191368

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for dnsmasq.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dnsmasq-2.85-6.el9 build changelog.

- A single-byte, non-arbitrary write/use-after-free flaw was found in dnsmasq. This flaw allows an attacker who sends a crafted packet processed by dnsmasq, potentially causing a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0934)

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 dnsmasq package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191368

File Name: centos9_dnsmasq-2_85-6.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 2/29/2024

Updated: 4/26/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0934

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnsmasq-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnsmasq, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0934

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