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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-23358

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux Distros vulnerable to CVE-2021-23358 with no patch available from the vendor.

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

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      }
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  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
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          {"reference": "pki-base-java"},
          {"reference": "pki-ca"},
          {"reference": "pki-core"},
          {"reference": "pki-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "pki-kra"},
          {"reference": "pki-server"},
          {"reference": "pki-symkey"},
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          {"reference": "jss"},
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          {"reference": "ldapjdk"},
          {"reference": "ldapjdk-javadoc"},
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          {"reference": "pki-base"},
          {"reference": "pki-base-java"},
          {"reference": "pki-ca"},
          {"reference": "pki-core"},
          {"reference": "pki-kra"},
          {"reference": "pki-server"},
          {"reference": "pki-symkey"},
          {"reference": "pki-tools"},
          {"reference": "python3-idm-pki"},
          {"reference": "python3-pki"},
          {"reference": "resteasy"},
          {"reference": "resteasy-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "tomcatjss"}
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  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "idm-jss"},
          {"reference": "idm-jss-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "idm-ldapjdk"},
          {"reference": "idm-ldapjdk-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-acme"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-base"},
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          {"reference": "idm-pki-symkey"},
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          {"reference": "jss"},
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          {"reference": "ldapjdk-javadoc"},
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          {"reference": "pki-base"},
          {"reference": "pki-base-java"},
          {"reference": "pki-ca"},
          {"reference": "pki-core"},
          {"reference": "pki-kra"},
          {"reference": "pki-server"},
          {"reference": "pki-symkey"},
          {"reference": "pki-tools"},
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          {"reference": "python3-pki"},
          {"reference": "resteasy"},
          {"reference": "resteasy-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "tomcatjss"}
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      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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13 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 26.5
CVSS 3.13.3 - 7.2
EPSS0.01413
SSVC
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