RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-waitress) (RHSA-2022:1254)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159551

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-waitress).

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:1254 advisory.

- waitress: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') (CVE-2022-24761)

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 RHEL Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (python-waitress) package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:1254.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a2a1ea67

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1254

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2065086

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159551

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-1254.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/6/2022

Updated: 4/28/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24761

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-waitress, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-waitress

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: 4/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24761

CWE: 444

RHSA: 2022:1254