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Fedora 25 : R / rkward / rpy (2017-ae18216e75)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97841

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Update to 3.3.3. Fix CVE-2016-8714.

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Solution

Update the affected R, rkward and / or rpy packages.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-ae18216e75

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97841

File Name: fedora_2017-ae18216e75.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/21/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:25, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:r, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:rkward, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:rpy

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8714