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RHEL 8 : bubblewrap and flatpak (RHSA-2024:6420)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 206663
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for bubblewrap / flatpak.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:6420 advisory.Bubblewrap (/usr/bin/bwrap) is a core execution engine for unprivileged containers that works as a setuid binary on kernels without user namespaces.
Security Fix(es):
* flatpak: Access to files outside sandbox for apps using persistent= (--persist) (CVE-2024-42472)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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 bubblewrap / flatpak packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:6420.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 206663
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-6420.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/5/2024
Updated: 9/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42472
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-session-helper, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bubblewrap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak
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: 9/5/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-42472