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Oracle Linux 7 : git (ELSA-2018-3408)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118859

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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-2018-3408 advisory.

 [1.8.3.1-20]
 - Fix CVE-2018-17456: arbitrary code execution via .gitmodules Thanks to Jonathan Nieder <[email protected]> for backporting to 2.1.x and to Steve Beattie <[email protected]> for backporting to 1.9.1

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-2018-3408.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118859

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-3408.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2018

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17456

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-bzr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-hg, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-gnome-keyring, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-instaweb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-git-svn, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-p4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-email, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Malicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2018-17456)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17456

RHSA: 2018:3408