Rocky Linux 8 : libssh (RLSA-2024:3233)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200603

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:3233 advisory.

* libssh: ProxyCommand/ProxyJump features allow injection of malicious code through hostname (CVE-2023-6004)

* libssh: Missing checks for return values for digests (CVE-2023-6918)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:3233

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2251110

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254997

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200603

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-3233.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/14/2024

Updated: 6/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6004

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libssh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libssh-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libssh-config, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6004, CVE-2023-6918

IAVA: 2023-A-0703