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Photon OS 3.0: Consul PHSA-2021-3.0-0303
high Nessus Plugin ID 153751
Synopsis
The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.Description
An update of the consul package has been released.- An issue was discovered in GoGo Protobuf before 1.3.2. plugin/unmarshal/unmarshal.go lacks certain index validation, aka the skippy peanut butter issue. (CVE-2021-3121)
- HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Raft RPC layer allows non-server agents with a valid certificate signed by the same CA to access server-only functionality, enabling privilege escalation.
Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2. (CVE-2021-37219)
- HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Txn.Apply endpoint allowed services to register proxies for other services, enabling access to service traffic. Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2. (CVE-2021-38698)
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 Linux packages.See Also
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-3.0-303.md
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 153751
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2021-3_0-0303_consul.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/27/2021
Updated: 5/9/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
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: 8.8
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37219
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:consul, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:3.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021