RockyLinux 8 : binutils (RLSA-2024:9689)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 211596

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:9689 advisory.

* binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in finish_stab in stabs.c (CVE-2018-12699)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 211596

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-9689.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/19/2024

Updated: 11/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12699

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