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Oracle Linux 7 : gdm / and / gnome-session (ELSA-2017-2128)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 102297
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2017-2128 advisory.gdm [3.22.3-11]
- Add japanese translation Resolves: #1449632
[3.22.3-10]
- Add patches to try to maintain some semblance of compatibility when live upgrading between 7.3 and 7.4 Related: #1448786
[3.22.3-9]
- Make sure reauthentication is run within the user session.
Resolves:#1448209
[3.22.3-8]
- Reap transient login screens when they are no longer needed
- Jump to login screen if we end up on a blank VT Resolves: #1301028
[3.22.3-7]
- Fix user switching Related: #1386862
[3.22.3-6]
- Fix indirect XDMCP Resolves: #1273156
[3.22.3-5]
- Attempt to fix po file installation Related: #1386862
[3.22.3-4]
- Drop reference to wayland in config file
- use autosetup to simplify spec maintenance Related: #1386862
[3.22.3-3]
- Don't fall over if autologin user isn't available Resolves #1373837
[1:3.22.3-2]
- Honor anaconda's firstboot being disabled Resolves: #1226819
[3.22.3-1]
- Rebase to 3.22.3 Resolves: #1386862
[3.14.2-19]
- Add error traps around XKillClient calls, fixes regression on logout Resolves: #1377987
gnome-session [3.22.3-4]
- fix crash in fail whale Resolves: #1392970
[3.22.3-3]
- Fix the ability to disable a service from session properties Resolves: #1310975
[3.22.3-2]
- Drop gnome-xorg.desktop Related: #1386957
[3.22.3-1]
- Rebase to 3.22.3 Resolves: #1386957
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 102297
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-2128.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/9/2017
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7496
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gnome-session-custom-session, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gdm-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gnome-session-xsession, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gnome-session, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gdm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-7496
RHSA: 2017:2128