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GLSA-201803-06 : Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 108432

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201803-06 (Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle’s Java SE.
 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, gain access to information, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Oracle JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-1.8.0.162:1.8' All Oracle JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jre-bin-1.8.0.162:1.8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108432

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201803-06.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2018

Updated: 1/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-2639

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:oracle-jre-bin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:oracle-jdk-bin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-2579, CVE-2018-2581, CVE-2018-2582, CVE-2018-2588, CVE-2018-2599, CVE-2018-2602, CVE-2018-2603, CVE-2018-2618, CVE-2018-2627, CVE-2018-2629, CVE-2018-2633, CVE-2018-2634, CVE-2018-2637, CVE-2018-2638, CVE-2018-2639, CVE-2018-2641, CVE-2018-2663

GLSA: 201803-06