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RHEL 6 / 7 : libyaml (RHSA-2015:0100)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 81069
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libyaml.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2015:0100 advisory.- libyaml: assert failure when processing wrapped strings (CVE-2014-9130)
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 libyaml package based on the guidance in RHSA-2015:0100.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?78c2b0aa
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0100
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 81069
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2015-0100.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/29/2015
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-9130
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libyaml, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libyaml-devel
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: 1/28/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9130