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RHEL 7 : slf4j (RHSA-2018:0592)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 108644
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for slf4j.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:0592 advisory.- slf4j: Deserialisation vulnerability in EventData constructor can allow for arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-8088)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL slf4j package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:0592.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e6fc44ef
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0592
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 108644
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-0592.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/27/2018
Updated: 12/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8088
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:slf4j, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:slf4j-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:slf4j-manual, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8088