RHEL 9 : runc (RHSA-2022:8090)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167603

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for runc.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8090 advisory.

- runc: incorrect handling of inheritable capabilities (CVE-2022-29162)

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 runc package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:8090.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167603

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-8090.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 11/16/2022

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29162

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:runc

Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29162

CWE: 276

RHSA: 2022:8090

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