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RHEL 8 : subscription-manager (RHSA-2023:4703)
high Nessus Plugin ID 180031
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for subscription-manager.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4703 advisory.- subscription-manager: inadequate authorization of com.redhat.RHSM1 D-Bus interface allows local users to modify configuration (CVE-2023-3899)
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 subscription-manager package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4703.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?fafc1819
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 180031
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4703.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/22/2023
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
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3899
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:rhel_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dnf-plugin-subscription-manager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-subscription-manager-rhsm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-syspurpose, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rhsm-gtk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rhsm-icons, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager-cockpit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager-initial-setup-addon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager-migration, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager-plugin-ostree, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:subscription-manager-rhsm-certificates
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: 8/22/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3899