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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.5782
[R1] Nessus Version 8.15.7 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
10 November 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Nessus
Publisher: Tenable
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-43680 CVE-2022-40674 CVE-2022-37434
CVE-2022-29824 CVE-2022-23308 CVE-2022-2309
Original Bulletin:
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-26
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.8 CVE-2022-40674 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Tenable
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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[R1] Nessus Version 8.15.7 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Critical
Synopsis
Nessus leverages third-party software to help provide underlying functionality.
Several of the third-party components (expat, libxml2, zlib) were found to
contain vulnerabilities, and updated versions have been made available by the
providers.
Out of caution and in line with good practice, Tenable has opted to upgrade
these components to address the potential impact of the issues. Nessus 8.15.7
updates expat to version 2.5.0, libxml2 to 2.10.3 and zlib to 1.2.13 to address
the identified vulnerabilities.
Solution
Tenable has released Nessus 8.15.7 to address these issues. The installation
files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://
www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus).
This page contains information regarding security vulnerabilities that may
impact Tenable's products. This may include issues specific to our software, or
due to the use of third-party libraries within our software. Tenable strongly
encourages users to ensure that they upgrade or apply relevant patches in a
timely manner.
Tenable takes product security very seriously. If you believe you have found a
vulnerability in one of our products, we ask that you please work with us to
quickly resolve it in order to protect customers. Tenable believes in
responding quickly to such reports, maintaining communication with researchers,
and providing a solution in short order.
For more details on submitting vulnerability information, please see our
Vulnerability Reporting Guidelines page.
If you have questions or corrections about this advisory, please email
Risk Information
CVE ID: CVE-2022-2309
CVE-2022-29824
CVE-2022-23308
CVE-2022-40674
CVE-2022-43680
CVE-2022-37434
Tenable Advisory ID
TNS-2022-26
Risk Factor
Critical
CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score
7.5 / 6.7 (CVE-2022-2309)
6.5 / 5.7 (CVE-2022-29824)
7.5 / 6.5 (CVE-2022-23308)
9.8 / 8.5 (CVE-2022-40674)
7.5 / 6.5 (CVE-2022-43680)
9.8 / 8.5 (CVE-2022-37434)
CVSSv3 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-2309)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-29824)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-23308)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-40674)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-43680)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-37434)
Affected Products
Nessus 8.15.1 to Nessus 8.15.6
Advisory Timeline
2022-11-09 - [R1] Initial Release
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