NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : rpm Vulnerability (NS-SA-2024-0010)

high Nessus Plugin ID 193539

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has rpm packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

- A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability. (CVE-2021-20271)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL rpm packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

https://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2024-0010

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2021-20271

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 193539

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2024-0010_rpm.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 4/18/2024

Updated: 4/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20271

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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:zte:cgsl_core:rpm, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-build-libs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-lang, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-python, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:rpm-sign, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-build-libs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-python, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:rpm-sign, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_core:5, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20271