Detections
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RHEL 7 : ksh (RHSA-2020:5352)
high Nessus Plugin ID 143606
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5352 advisory.- ksh: certain environment variables interpreted as arithmetic expressions on startup, leading to code injection (CVE-2019-14868)
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 ksh package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14868
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 143606
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-5352.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/9/2020
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: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14868
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ksh
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: 12/7/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-14868