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Oracle Linux 7 : xorg-x11-server (ELSA-2018-3410)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118812

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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-2018-3410 advisory.

 - CVE-2018-14665: Disable -logfile and -modulepath when running with elevated privileges

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-3410.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118812

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-3410.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/8/2018

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14665

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xwayland, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14665

RHSA: 2018:3410