Oracle Linux 8 : sudo (ELSA-2019-4822)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129956

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4822 advisory.

- Treat an ID of -1 as invalid since that means 'no change' [Orabug: 30421281] {CVE-2019-14287}

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 sudo package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4822.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129956

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4822.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/16/2019

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14287

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:sudo, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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: 10/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2019

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14287

IAVA: 2019-A-0378-S