CentOS 5 : iscsi-initiator-utils (CESA-2007:0497)

low Nessus Plugin ID 43643

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that fix a security flaw in open-iscsi are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The iscsi package provides the server daemon for the iSCSI protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol networks.

Olaf Kirch discovered two flaws in open-iscsi. A local attacker could use these flaws to cause the server daemon to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2007-3099, CVE-2007-3100).

All users of open-iscsi should upgrade to this updated package which resolves these issues.

Note: This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
open-iscsi is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as a Technology Preview.

Solution

Update the affected iscsi-initiator-utils package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9bc8d7aa

http://www.nessus.org/u?dacd2f82

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 43643

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0497.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/6/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iscsi-initiator-utils, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3099, CVE-2007-3100

BID: 24471

RHSA: 2007:0497