RHEL 7 : bind (RHSA-2020:4992)
high Nessus Plugin ID 142672
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4992 advisory.- bind: truncated TSIG response can lead to an assertion failure (CVE-2020-8622)
- bind: remotely triggerable assertion failure in pk11.c (CVE-2020-8623)
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 affected packages.See Also
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8622
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1869473
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8623
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 142672
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-4992.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/10/2020
Updated: 10/12/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8623
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
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:2.3:o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-chroot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-libs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-sdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-libs-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-license:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-lite-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-libs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-sdb-chroot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 11/10/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-8622, CVE-2020-8623