Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: libXpm / libXpm-debuginfo / libXpm-debugsource / libXpm-devel / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2023_0383)

high Nessus Plugin ID 356849

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2023_0383 advisory.

* libXpm: compression commands depend on $PATH (CVE-2022-4883)

* libXpm: Runaway loop on width of 0 and enormous height (CVE-2022-44617)

* libXpm: Infinite loop on unclosed comments (CVE-2022-46285)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2023_0383.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0383

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160092

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160193

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160213

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2023:0383

http://www.nessus.org/u?0a77009e

http://www.nessus.org/u?c349d4af

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 356849

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2023_0383.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.65

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4883

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-44617, CVE-2022-46285, CVE-2022-4883