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RHEL 8 : flatpak (RHSA-2021:1073)
high Nessus Plugin ID 148328
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:1073 advisory.- flatpak: file forwarding feature can be used to gain unprivileged access to files (CVE-2021-21381)
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21381
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148328
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-1073.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/6/2021
Updated: 5/24/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21381
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flatpak-session-helper, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2
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: 4/6/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-21381