NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : dnf Vulnerability (NS-SA-2024-0064)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206850

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.02, has dnf packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

- A flaw was found in libdnf's signature verification functionality. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve code execution if they can alter the header information of an RPM package and then trick a user or system into installing it. The highest risk of this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3445)

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

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL dnf packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206850

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2024-0064_dnf.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks

Published: 9/10/2024

Updated: 9/10/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3445

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:6, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:python3-dnf, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:yum, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:dnf-data, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:dnf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3445

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