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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: R (CVE-2024-27322)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201564

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of R installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-27322 advisory.

 - Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in the R statistical programming language, on any version starting at 1.4.0 up to and not including 4.4.0, enabling a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file or R package to run arbitrary code on an end user's system when interacted with.
 (CVE-2024-27322)

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 packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27322

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201564

File Name: mariner_CVE-2024-27322.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2024

Updated: 7/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:microsoft:cbl-mariner:r-core-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:r-core, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27322