Improper Certificate Validation Affecting virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-plugins package, versions <0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-8088378
  • published24 Sept 2024
  • disclosed25 Jun 2024

Introduced: 25 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-7383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-plugins to version 0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6964.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-plugins package and not the virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-plugins package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libnbd. The client did not always correctly verify the NBD server's certificate when using TLS to connect to an NBD server. This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack on NBD traffic.

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