RockyLinux 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RLSA-2023:2757)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277370

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:2757 advisory.

* ntfs-3g: heap-based buffer overflow in ntfsck (CVE-2021-46790)

* QEMU: VNC: integer underflow in vnc_client_cut_text_ext leads to CPU exhaustion (CVE-2022-3165)

* ntfs-3g: crafted NTFS image can cause heap exhaustion in ntfs_get_attribute_value (CVE-2022-30784)

* ntfs-3g: crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_names_full_collate (CVE-2022-30786)

* ntfs-3g: crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_mft_rec_alloc (CVE-2022-30788)

* ntfs-3g: crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_check_log_client_array (CVE-2022-30789)

* tpm2: TCG TPM2.0 implementations vulnerable to memory corruption (CVE-2023-1018)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277370

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-2757.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/4/2025

Updated: 12/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-30789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gfs2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-python, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios-bin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libtpms, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:sgabios, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rsync, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-ssh-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libvirt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-python-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-inspect-icons, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:supermin-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-guestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-gzip-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-dib, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-xfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnbd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-xz-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-vddk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-rescue, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-sys-virt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libiscsi-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-example-plugins, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-gobject-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:hivex-devel, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-man-pages-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-nbd-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-tar-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:virt-v2v-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-curl-plugin, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nbdkit-basic-filters-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ruby-hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:netcf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libvirt-dbus-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libguestfs-appliance, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:swtpm-libs

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-46790, CVE-2022-30784, CVE-2022-30786, CVE-2022-30788, CVE-2022-30789, CVE-2022-3165, CVE-2023-1018

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