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Oracle Linux 6 : mailman (ELSA-2018-0504)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 108318

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2018-0504 advisory.

 [3:2.1.12-26.3]
 - Related: #1545967 - Add missed import

 [3:2.1.12-26.2]
 - Resolves: #1545967 - Fix XSS vulnerability in web UI. Add sanitizer

 [3:2.1.12-26.1]
 - Resolves: #1545967 - Fix XSS vulnerability in web UI

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 mailman package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-0504.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 108318

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-0504.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/14/2018

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mailman, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5950

RHSA: 2018:0504