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Rocky Linux 8 : tcpdump (RLSA-2024:0769)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 191919

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-2024:0769 advisory.

 - Use after free in tcpslice triggers AddressSanitizer, no other confirmed impact. (CVE-2021-41043)

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 tcpdump, tcpdump-debuginfo and / or tcpdump-debugsource packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:0769

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2040392

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 191919

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-0769.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 3/12/2024

Updated: 3/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41043

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41043