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RHEL 6 : rpm (RHSA-2011:1349)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 56383
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for rpm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1349 advisory.The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages.
Multiple flaws were found in the way the RPM library parsed package headers. An attacker could create a specially-crafted RPM package that, when queried or installed, would cause rpm to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3378)
Note: Although an RPM package can, by design, execute arbitrary code when installed, this issue would allow a specially-crafted RPM package to execute arbitrary code before its digital signature has been verified.
Package downloads from the Red Hat Network remain secure due to certificate checks performed on the secure connection.
All RPM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. All running applications linked against the RPM library must be restarted for this update to take effect.
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 rpm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2011:1349.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?75977f76
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 56383
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2011-1349.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/4/2011
Updated: 4/14/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3378
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-build, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_mission_critical:5.3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-cron, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:popt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-apidocs, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-python
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: 10/3/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3378
BID: 49799