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AlmaLinux 8 : edk2:20220126gitbb1bba3d77 (ALSA-2024:11185)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 213185
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:11185 advisory.* edk2: Integer overflows in PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage (CVE-2024-38796)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 edk2-aarch64 and / or edk2-ovmf packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 213185
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-11185.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 12/18/2024
Updated: 12/18/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38796
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:edk2-ovmf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:edk2-aarch64, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-38796
CWE: 122
RHSA: 2024:11185