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RHEL 9 : libreswan (RHSA-2023:2120)
high Nessus Plugin ID 175117
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libreswan.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:2120 advisory.- libreswan: Malicious IKEv1 Aggressive Mode packets can crash libreswan (CVE-2023-30570)
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 libreswan package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:2120.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7fc4f10f
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 175117
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-2120.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/4/2023
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: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-30570
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:libreswan
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: 5/4/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-30570