RHEL 8 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.49 (RHSA-2024:0666)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190231

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.49.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0666 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 OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.49 packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0666.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9ad2b946

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2024-001

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258725

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0666

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190231

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0666.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

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:enterprise_linux:8, 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

CWE: 200

IAVA: 2024-A-0071

RHSA: 2024:0666