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RHEL 6 : unbound (RHSA-2020:2640)
high Nessus Plugin ID 137706
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2640 advisory.- unbound: amplification of an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target (CVE-2020-12662)
- unbound: infinite loop via malformed DNS answers received from upstream servers (CVE-2020-12663)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12662
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12663
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2640
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137706
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-2640.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/22/2020
Updated: 1/23/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12663
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:unbound, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:unbound-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:unbound-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:unbound-python
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: 6/22/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-12662, CVE-2020-12663