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CentOS 8 : GNOME (CESA-2021:1586)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149741

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:1586 advisory.

 - glib2: insecure permissions for files and directories (CVE-2019-13012)

 - webkitgtk: use-after-free may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-13543, CVE-2020-13584, CVE-2020-9951)

 - webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-9948)

 - webkitgtk: out-of-bounds write may lead to code execution (CVE-2020-9983)

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/errata/RHSA-2021:1586

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149741

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-1586.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2021

Updated: 1/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9983

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-fam, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-tests, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13012, CVE-2020-13543, CVE-2020-13584, CVE-2020-9948, CVE-2020-9951, CVE-2020-9983

RHSA: 2021:1586