openSUSE Security Update : nginx (openSUSE-2021-835)

high Nessus Plugin ID 150276

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for nginx fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2021-23017: nginx DNS resolver off-by-one heap write (bsc#1186126)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected nginx packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1186126

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 150276

File Name: openSUSE-2021-835.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2021

Updated: 3/23/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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-2021-23017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-source, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim-plugin-nginx, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23017