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RHEL 6 : compat-expat1 (RHSA-2022:6967)
high Nessus Plugin ID 166171
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for compat-expat1.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:6967 advisory.- expat: a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c (CVE-2022-40674)
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 compat-expat1 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:6967.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?cf9357b3
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 166171
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-6967.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/17/2022
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40674
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:rhel_els:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-expat1
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: 10/17/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-40674