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HistoryMay 27, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Fedora: Security Advisory for glibc (FEDORA-2024-f7ae5df88d)

2024-05-2700:00:00
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glibc
fedora 38
shared libraries
linux system
vulnerability
update

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.886618");
  script_version("2024-06-07T05:05:42+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-2961");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-06-07 05:05:42 +0000 (Fri, 07 Jun 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-05-27 10:43:36 +0000 (Mon, 27 May 2024)");
  script_name("Fedora: Security Advisory for glibc (FEDORA-2024-f7ae5df88d)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Fedora Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/fedora", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=FC38");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"FEDORA-2024-f7ae5df88d");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc'
  package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2024-f7ae5df88d advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by
multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and
memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is
kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package
contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C
library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a
Linux system will not function.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'glibc' package(s) on Fedora 38.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "FC38") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"glibc", rpm:"glibc~2.37~19.fc38", rls:"FC38"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);