Rocky Linux 8 : c-ares (RLSA-2022:2043)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 161208
Synopsis
The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:2043 advisory.- A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of host names returned by DNS (Domain Name Servers) can lead to output of wrong hostnames which might potentially lead to Domain Hijacking. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3672)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 161208
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2022-2043.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 5/16/2022
Updated: 5/16/2022
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3672
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:npm, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-3672
RLSA: 2022:2043