Oracle Linux 6 : ppp (ELSA-2020-0631)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134142

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-0631 advisory.

[2.4.5-11]
- Fixed buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions Resolves: CVE-2020-8597

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 ppp and / or ppp-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134142

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-0631.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/28/2020

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8597

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ppp-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ppp

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: 2/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8597

RHSA: 2020:0631

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