RHEL 8 / 9 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.21 (RHSA-2023:3545)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 194219

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.21.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3545 advisory.

- golang: html/template: improper handling of JavaScript whitespace (CVE-2023-24540)

- flask: Possible disclosure of permanent session cookie due to missing Vary: Cookie header (CVE-2023-30861)

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 OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.21 packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:3545.

See Also

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?9671effd

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196027

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196643

http://www.nessus.org/u?6be1c794

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3545

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 194219

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-3545.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/28/2024

Updated: 4/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24540

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-docker, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-catatonit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-flask, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-flask-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-remote, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-gvproxy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman-tests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-flask

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: 6/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24540, CVE-2023-30861

CWE: 176, 488

RHSA: 2023:3545