RHEL 7 / 8 : Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4.2 Security Update (Important) (RHSA-2021:1195)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148562

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:1195 advisory.

- openssl: NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing (CVE-2021-3449)

- openssl: CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT (CVE-2021-3450)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected jws5-tomcat-native package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3449

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3450

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1195

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1941547

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1941554

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148562

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-1195.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/14/2021

Updated: 1/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws5-tomcat-native

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3449, CVE-2021-3450

CWE: 295

IAVA: 2021-A-0149-S, 2021-A-0192-S, 2021-A-0193-S, 2021-A-0195

RHSA: 2021:1195