FreeBSD : e2fsprogs -- out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability (a58f3fde-e4e0-11ec-8340-2d623369b8b5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 161843

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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 a58f3fde-e4e0-11ec-8340-2d623369b8b5 advisory.

- An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem.
(CVE-2022-1304)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 161843

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a58f3fdee4e011ec83402d623369b8b5.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 6/6/2022

Updated: 6/6/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1304

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:e2fsprogs, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:e2fsprogs-nobootfsck, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:e2fsprogs-roothardlinks, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1304

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