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RHEL 8 : dmidecode (RHSA-2023:5252)
high Nessus Plugin ID 181633
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for dmidecode.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5252 advisory.- dmidecode: dump-bin to overwrite a local file (CVE-2023-30630)
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 dmidecode package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5252.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?750bfc48
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 181633
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5252.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/19/2023
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: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-30630
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dmidecode
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: 9/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-30630