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RHEL 9 : cups (RHSA-2023:6596)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185141
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for cups.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6596 advisory.- cups: heap buffer overflow may lead to DoS (CVE-2023-32324)
- cups: use-after-free in cupsdAcceptClient() in scheduler/client.c (CVE-2023-34241)
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 cups package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6596.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?619e5320
http://www.nessus.org/u?fe8003eb
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189919
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209603
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2214914
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217954
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185141
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6596.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: 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-2023-34241
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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-ipptool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-printerapp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-filesystem
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: 11/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-32324, CVE-2023-34241