FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- 802.11 heap buffer overflow (d4cc994f-b61d-11ec-9ebc-1c697aa5a594)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 159580

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the d4cc994f-b61d-11ec-9ebc-1c697aa5a594 advisory.

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?d6d5815f

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 159580

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d4cc994fb61d11ec9ebc1c697aa5a594.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 4/7/2022

Updated: 4/7/2022

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-2022-23088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23088