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RHEL 6 / 7 / 8 : Satellite Tools 6.10.5 Async Bug Fix Update (Important) (RHSA-2022:4866)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 161783
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 / 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:4866 advisory.- puppet: unsafe HTTP redirect (CVE-2021-27023)
- puppet: silent configuration failure in agent (CVE-2021-27025)
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 puppet-agent package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?346b59e6
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4866
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 161783
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-4866.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/2/2022
Updated: 4/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27023
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:puppet-agent
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-27023, CVE-2021-27025