RHEL 7 / 8 : OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.5 RPMs (RHSA-2023:4420)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 194252

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.5 RPMs.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4420 advisory.

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

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 Virtualization 4.12.5 RPMs package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4420.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 194252

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4420.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

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: 7.4

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: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kubevirt-virtctl-redistributable, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kubevirt-virtctl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kubevirt

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: 8/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24540

CWE: 176

RHSA: 2023:4420

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