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RHEL 9 : cockpit (RHSA-2024:3843)
high Nessus Plugin ID 200425
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for cockpit.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3843 advisory.Cockpit enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser. It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, SELinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.
Security Fix(es):
* cockpit: command injection when deleting a sosreport with a crafted name (CVE-2024-2947)
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 cockpit package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:3843.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?6a5d825b
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 200425
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-3843.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/12/2024
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: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2947
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-ws, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-storaged, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-system, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-pcp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-bridge, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-packagekit
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-2947