FreeBSD : consul -- rpc: authorize raft requests (376df2f1-1295-11ec-859e-000c292ee6b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153222

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Hashicorp reports :

HashiCorp Consul Raft RPC layer allows non-server agents with a valid certificate signed by the same CA to access server-only functionality, enabling privilege escalation.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.9.9

http://www.nessus.org/u?3ad35f3f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153222

File Name: freebsd_pkg_376df2f1129511ec859e000c292ee6b8.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 9/13/2021

Updated: 9/15/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37219

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:consul, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37219