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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-2879

🗓️ 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux hosts have unpatched CVE-2022-2879 vulnerability, causing potential memory exhaustion risks.

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if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "11",
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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))
{
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      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
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  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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