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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: cert-manager / cni-plugins / kubevirt / multus / packer / prometheus-adapter (CVE-2023-3978)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 215942

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Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of cert-manager / cni-plugins / kubevirt / multus / packer / prometheus-adapter installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-3978 advisory.

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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 affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3978

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 215942

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-3978.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virtctl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-operator, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:prometheus-adapter-docs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-pr-helper-conf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:multus, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:prometheus-adapter, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:multus-k8s-yaml, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cni-plugins, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-launcher, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-exportserver, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-controller, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-tests, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-controller, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-exportproxy, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:packer, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-cainjector, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-handler, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-acmesolver, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:prometheus-adapter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-virt-api, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-webhook, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cert-manager-cmctl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubevirt-container-disk, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:multus-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3978