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RHEL 7 : rh-git227-git (RHSA-2023:0597)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 171057
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-git227-git.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:0597 advisory.- git: gitattributes parsing integer overflow (CVE-2022-23521)
- git: Heap overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE (CVE-2022-41903)
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 RHEL rh-git227-git package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:0597.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?d492930f
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0597
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 171057
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-0597.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/7/2023
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: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41903
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:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-all, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-core-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-credential-libsecret, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-email, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-gui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-instaweb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-p4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-subtree, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-git-svn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-gitk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-gitweb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-perl-git, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-git227-perl-git-svn
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: 2/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-23521, CVE-2022-41903