RockyLinux 9 : libwebp (RLSA-2023:5214)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182732

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:5214 advisory.

* libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (CVE-2023-4863)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182732

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-5214.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2023

Updated: 9/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwebp-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4863

IAVA: 2023-A-0466-S

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