AlmaLinux 8 : dpdk (ALSA-2023:0171)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170085

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2023:0171 advisory.

- A permissive list of allowed inputs flaw was found in DPDK. This issue allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service triggered by sending a crafted Vhost header to DPDK. (CVE-2022-2132)

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

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0171.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170085

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-0171.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2023

Updated: 9/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2132

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dpdk, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dpdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dpdk-doc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dpdk-tools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2132

CWE: 183, 641, 770, 791