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RHEL 9 : gdk-pixbuf2 (RHSA-2023:2216)
high Nessus Plugin ID 175444
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for gdk-pixbuf2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:2216 advisory.- gdk-pixbuf: heap-buffer overflow when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data (CVE-2021-44648)
- gdk-pixbuf: heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files (CVE-2021-46829)
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 gdk-pixbuf2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:2216.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?023b8137
http://www.nessus.org/u?ecefa061
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043722
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 175444
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-2216.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/12/2023
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: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44648
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-modules
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-44648, CVE-2021-46829