Rocky Linux 9 : bash (RLSA-2023:0340)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184517

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:0340 advisory.

- A flaw was found in the bash package, where a heap-buffer overflow can occur in valid parameter_transform.
This issue may lead to memory problems. (CVE-2022-3715)

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.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2126720

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:0340

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184517

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-0340.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: 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:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 1/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3715