CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: glibc (CVE-2023-5156)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201888

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of glibc 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-2023-5156 advisory.

- A flaw was found in the GNU C Library. A recent fix for CVE-2023-4806 introduced the potential for a memory leak, which May result in an application crash. (CVE-2023-5156)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201888

File Name: mariner_CVE-2023-5156.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: MarinerOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/4/2024

Updated: 7/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5156

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-iconv, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-i18n, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-nscd, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-static, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:glibc-lang

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: 9/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5156

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