RHEL 8 : go-toolset:rhel8 (RHSA-2021:4156)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155090

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4156 advisory.

- golang: net: lookup functions may return invalid host names (CVE-2021-33195)

- golang: net/http/httputil: ReverseProxy forwards connection headers if first one is empty (CVE-2021-33197)

- golang: math/big.Rat: may cause a panic or an unrecoverable fatal error if passed inputs with very large exponents (CVE-2021-33198)

- golang: net/http/httputil: panic due to racy read of persistConn after handler panic (CVE-2021-36221)

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-2021-33195

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33197

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33198

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36221

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4156

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1989564

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1989570

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1989575

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1995656

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155090

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-4156.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2021

Updated: 11/24/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2021-33195

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:delve, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:go-toolset, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-race, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-tests

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: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33195, CVE-2021-33197, CVE-2021-33198, CVE-2021-36221

CWE: 20, 362, 400

RHSA: 2021:4156