Rocky Linux 8 : 389-ds:1.4 (RLSA-2021:3079)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 185025

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:3079 advisory.

- A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication.
This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.
(CVE-2021-3652)

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: Medium

ID: 185025

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-3079.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3652

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-legacy-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-lib389, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:389-ds-base-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3652

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