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RHEL 9 : runc (RHSA-2024:0755)
high Nessus Plugin ID 190224
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for runc.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0755 advisory.- runc: file descriptor leak (CVE-2024-21626)
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 runc package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0755.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?827e7302
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2024-001
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 190224
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0755.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/8/2024
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: 9.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21626
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:runc
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: 2/8/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2024
Exploitable With
Metasploit (runc (docker) File Descriptor Leak Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-21626