RHEL 8 : compat-exiv2-026 (RHSA-2021:3153)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152606
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3153 advisory.- exiv2: Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in jp2image.cpp (CVE-2021-31291)
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 compat-exiv2-026 package.See Also
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31291
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152606
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3153.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/16/2021
Updated: 10/7/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31291
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-exiv2-026
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: 8/16/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-31291