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GLSA-201612-06 : nghttp2: Heap-use-after-free

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95521

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-06 (nghttp2: Heap-use-after-free)

 A heap-use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in nghttp2.
 Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 The impact of the vulnerability is still unknown.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All nghttp2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/nghttp2-1.6.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-06

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95521

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-06.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 12/5/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nghttp2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8659

GLSA: 201612-06