QID 242405

Date Published: 2023-11-15

QID 242405: Red Hat Update for plexus-archiver (RHSA-2023:6886)

The plexus project provides a full software stack for creating and executing software projects.
Based on the plexus container, the applications can utilise component-oriented programming to build modular, reusable components that can easily be assembled and reused.
The plexus-archiver component provides functions to create and extract archives...Security Fix(es):

    plexus-archiver: arbitrary file creation in abstractunarchiver (cve-2023-37460).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, big endian 7 ppc64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for scientific computing 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 7 ppc64le.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:6886 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242405

    CVE-2023-37460 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:6886 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6886
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