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RHEL 9 : nginx (RHSA-2025:7546)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 235919
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for nginx.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:7546 advisory.nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage.
Security Fix(es):
* nginx: Memory corruption in the ngx_http_mp4_module (CVE-2022-41741)
* nginx: Memory disclosure in the ngx_http_mp4_module (CVE-2022-41742)
* nginx: specially crafted MP4 file may cause denial of service (CVE-2024-7347)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 nginx package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:7546.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2141495
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2141496
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 235919
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-7546.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/14/2025
Updated: 5/14/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41741
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Threat Score: 7.4
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41742
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-stream, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter
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: 5/14/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2022