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RHEL 8 : Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 (RHSA-2023:5209)
high Nessus Plugin ID 181573
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5209 advisory.The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: Intel firmware update for insufficient granularity of access control in out-of-band management in some Intel Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (CVE-2022-21216)
* kernel: Intel firmware update for Incorrect default permissions in some memory controller configurations (CVE-2022-33196)
* openssl: X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName (CVE-2023-0286)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5209.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?9b2c2769
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2164440
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2171227
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 181573
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5209.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/19/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21216
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.9
Threat Score: 8.1
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host-image-update, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host
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: 9/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022