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AlmaLinux 8 : libjpeg-turbo (ALSA-2021:4288)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157507

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2021:4288 advisory.

 - Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the transform component. A remote attacker can send a malformed jpeg file to the service and cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service of the target service. (CVE-2020-17541)

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://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4288.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157507

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2021-4288.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 11/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17541

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libjpeg-turbo, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libjpeg-turbo-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libjpeg-turbo-utils, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:turbojpeg, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:turbojpeg-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-17541