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Google: net-misc/curl: security update to 17109.0.0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 452699

Description

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

 - libcurl provides the `CURLOPT_CERTINFO` option to allow applications torequest details to be returned
 about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl
 built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.
 (CVE-2022-27781)

Solution

Update the net-misc/curl library and its related packages to version 17109.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-101.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 452699

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.93

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

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-2022-27781

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-27781