RHEL 7 / 8 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 packages and (RHSA-2021:2437)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152103

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:2437 advisory.

- python-eventlet: improper handling of highly compressed data and memory allocation with excessive size allows DoS (CVE-2021-21419)

- jenkins-2-plugins/matrix-auth: Incorrect permission checks in Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin (CVE-2021-21623)

- jenkins: lack of type validation in agent related REST API (CVE-2021-21639)

- jenkins: view name validation bypass (CVE-2021-21640)

- jenkins-2-plugins/credentials: Reflected XSS vulnerability in Credentials Plugin (CVE-2021-21648)

- kubernetes: Validating Admission Webhook does not observe some previous fields (CVE-2021-25735)

- kubernetes: Holes in EndpointSlice Validation Enable Host Network Hijack (CVE-2021-25737)

- golang: crypto/elliptic: incorrect operations on the P-224 curve (CVE-2021-3114)

- gogo/protobuf: plugin/unmarshal/unmarshal.go lacks certain index validation (CVE-2021-3121)

- openshift: Injected service-ca.crt incorrectly contains additional internal CAs (CVE-2021-3636)

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 packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3114

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3121

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3636

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21419

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21623

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21639

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21640

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21648

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25735

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25737

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2437

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1918750

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1921650

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1937562

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1940489

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1947102

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1947105

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1954917

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1958407

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1959545

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1978621

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152103

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-2437.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2021

Updated: 12/6/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3121

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-hyperkube, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-eventlet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jenkins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-clients, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openshift-clients-redistributable, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ignition-validate, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jenkins-2-plugins, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ignition

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: 7/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21419, CVE-2021-21623, CVE-2021-21639, CVE-2021-21640, CVE-2021-21648, CVE-2021-25735, CVE-2021-25737, CVE-2021-3114, CVE-2021-3121, CVE-2021-3636

CWE: 129, 20, 273, 287, 295, 400, 682, 79

RHSA: 2021:2437