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CentOS 8 : pki-core:10.6 (CESA-2021:0966)
high Nessus Plugin ID 148033
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2021:0966 advisory.- pki-core: Unprivileged users can renew any certificate (CVE-2021-20179)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148033
File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-0966.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/24/2021
Updated: 2/8/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20179
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jss, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jss-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ldapjdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ldapjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-base-java, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-ca, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-kra, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-symkey, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pki, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcatjss
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-20179
RHSA: 2021:0966