GLSA-201903-14 : Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 122836

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-201903-14 (Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle’s JDK and JRE software suites. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below 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 bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-1.8.0.202' All Oracle JRE bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jre-bin-1.8.0.202'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-14

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122836

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201903-14.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/14/2019

Updated: 6/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-2814

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: 3/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-2790, CVE-2018-2794, CVE-2018-2795, CVE-2018-2796, CVE-2018-2797, CVE-2018-2798, CVE-2018-2799, CVE-2018-2800, CVE-2018-2811, CVE-2018-2814, CVE-2018-2815, CVE-2019-2422, CVE-2019-2426

GLSA: 201903-14