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RHEL 8 : Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 (RHSA-2024:0033)
high Nessus Plugin ID 187614
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0033 advisory.- glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-4911)
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 RHEL Red Hat Virtualization Host 4.4.z SP 1 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0033.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7f6207f0
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 187614
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0033.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/3/2024
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: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4911
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-release-virtualization-host, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-release-virtualization-host-content, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host-image-update, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder
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: 1/3/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2023
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 12/12/2023
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Glibc Tunables Privilege Escalation CVE-2023-4911 (aka Looney Tunables))
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-4911