Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to     timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users     should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The     affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1,     2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0. (CVE-2021-38153)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to
    timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users
    should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The
    affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1,
    2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0. (CVE-2021-38153)

An update of the kafka package has been released.

The version of Primavera Unifier installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the January 2022 CPU advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the Primavera Unifier product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component:
    Platform, Data Persistence (OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer)). Supported versions that are affected are     17.7-17.12, 18.8, 19.12, 20.12 and 21.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker     with network access via HTTP to compromise Primavera Unifier. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can     result in takeover of Primavera Unifier. (CVE-2021-42575)

  - Vulnerability in the Primavera Unifier product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component:
    Platform,Data Parsing (jsoup)). Supported versions that are affected are 20.12 and 21.12. Easily     exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise     Primavera Unifier. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a     hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Primavera Unifier. (CVE-2021-37714)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Centralized     Thirdparty Jars (Apache Log4j)). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and     14.1.1.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via     HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover     of Oracle WebLogic Server. (CVE-2021-44832)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
252497	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-38153	Nessus	Misc.	medium
409564	SCA: security update for org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients, org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12, org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (GHSA-3j6g-hxx5-3q26)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
409564	SCA: security update for org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients, org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.12, org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.13 (GHSA-3j6g-hxx5-3q26)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
203445	Photon OS 4.0: Kafka PHSA-2021-4.0-0130	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
156832	Oracle Primavera Unifier (Jan 2022 CPU)	Nessus	CGI abuses	critical
155310	Photon OS 3.0: Kafka PHSA-2021-3.0-0324	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium

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