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Scientific Linux Security Update : hivex on SL7.x i686/x86_64 (2021:3338)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152951

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SLSA-2021:3338-1 advisory.

 - hivex: stack overflow due to recursive call of _get_children() (CVE-2021-3622)

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://www.scientificlinux.org/category/sl-errata/slsa-20213338-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152951

File Name: sl_20210831_hivex_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/1/2021

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3622

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ruby-hivex

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3622