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Oracle Linux 8 : nss / and / nspr (ELSA-2020-3280)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 139397

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-3280 advisory.

 nspr [4.25.0-2]
 - Rebuild

 [4.25.0-1]
 - Update to NSPR 4.25

 nss [3.53.1-11]
 - Fix issue with upgradedb where upgradedb expects standard to generate dbm databases, not sql databases (default in RHEL8)

 [3.53.1-10]
 - Disable dh timing test because it's unreliable on s390

 [3.53.1-9]
 - Explicitly enable upgradedb/sharedb test cycles

 [3.53.1-8]
 - Disable Delegated Credentials for TLS

 [3.53.1-7]
 - Fix attribute decryption issue where the private key components integrity check on private attributes where not being checked.

 [3.53.1-6]
 - Update nss-rsa-pkcs1-sigalgs.patch to the upstream version

 [3.53.1-5]
 - Include required checks for dh and ecdh key generation in FIPS mode.

 [3.53.1-4]
 - Add better checks for dh derive operations in FIPS mode.

 [3.53.1-3]
 - Disable NSS_HASH_ALG_SUPPORT as well for MD5 (#1849938)
 - Adjust for update-crypto-policies packaging change (#1848649)
 - Fix compilation with -Werror=strict-prototypes (#1843417)

 [3.53.1-2]
 - Fix regression in MD5 disablement (#1849938)
 - Include rsa_pkcs1_* in signature_algorithms extension (#1847945)

 [3.53.1-1]
 - Update to NSS 3.53.1

 [3.53.0-1]
 - Update to NSS 3.53

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2020-3280.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 139397

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-3280.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/7/2020

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17006

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:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-util, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-softokn-freebl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-softokn, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nspr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:nss

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: 8/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11756, CVE-2019-17006, CVE-2019-17023, CVE-2020-12402

RHSA: 2020:3280