HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

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

  - HashiCorp's go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified     Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-6257)

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

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-8669c2a944 advisory.

    Automatic update for opentofu-1.7.3-3.fc41.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Sat Jul 27 2024 Mikel Olasagasti Uranga <mikel@olasagasti.info> - 1.7.3-3
    - Fix for CVE-2024-6257 CVE-2024-6104 CVE-2024-24789 - Closes rhbz#2294255       rhbz#2294007 rhbz#2292714

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-35147eb6ad advisory.

    Update to 1.8.0

    ----

    Fix for CVE-2024-6257 CVE-2024-6104 CVE-2024-24789

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-c83208238d advisory.

    Update to 1.8.0

    ----

    Fix for CVE-2024-6257 CVE-2024-6104 CVE-2024-24789

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The version of terraform installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-6257 advisory.

  - HashiCorp's go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified     Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-6257)

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
259720	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-6257	Nessus	Misc.	high
211431	Fedora 41 : opentofu (2024-8669c2a944)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
206410	openSUSE 15 Security Update : trivy (openSUSE-SU-2024:0268-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
206408	openSUSE 15 Security Update : trivy (openSUSE-SU-2024:0269-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
205179	Fedora 39 : opentofu (2024-35147eb6ad)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
205167	Fedora 40 : opentofu (2024-c83208238d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
205076	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: terraform (CVE-2024-6257)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2024-6257

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