CentOS 9 : openssl-3.2.2-4.el9

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206293

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for openssl.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openssl-3.2.2-4.el9 build changelog.

- SSL_select_next_proto buffer overread (CVE-2024-5535)

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 CentOS 9 Stream openssl package.

See Also

https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=67704

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 206293

File Name: centos9_openssl-3_2_2-4_67704.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/28/2024

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5535

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-perl, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-libs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-5535