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RHEL 9 : krb5 (RHSA-2023:6699)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185135
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for krb5.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6699 advisory.- krb5: Denial of service through freeing uninitialized pointer (CVE-2023-36054)
- krb5: double-free in KDC TGS processing (CVE-2023-39975)
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 krb5 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6699.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?619e5320
http://www.nessus.org/u?c73a3980
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2155607
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2178298
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2187722
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2230178
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185135
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6699.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/7/2023
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39975
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-pkinit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-server-ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:krb5-workstation, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libkadm5
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: 11/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-36054, CVE-2023-39975