RHEL 9 : runc (RHSA-2023:7763)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186800

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for runc.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:7763 advisory.

- golang: crypto/tls: slow verification of certificate chains containing large RSA keys (CVE-2023-29409)

- golang: crypto/tls: panic when processing post-handshake message on QUIC connections (CVE-2023-39321)

- golang: crypto/tls: lack of a limit on buffered post-handshake (CVE-2023-39322)

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 runc package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:7763.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186800

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-7763.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 12/12/2023

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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 12/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29409, CVE-2023-39321, CVE-2023-39322

CWE: 400, 770

RHSA: 2023:7763

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