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RHEL 8 : xterm (RHSA-2021:0651)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 146803
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xterm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:0651 advisory.- xterm: crash when processing combining characters (CVE-2021-27135)
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 xterm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:0651.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a165580b
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 146803
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-0651.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2021
Updated: 4/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2021-27135
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: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xterm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xterm-resize
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: 2/24/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-27135