Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2020-3556)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140436

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-3556 advisory.

[68.12.0-1.0.3]
- Build with rust-toolset 1.43

[68.12.0-1.0.1]
- Remove upstream references [Orabug: 30143292]
- Update distribution for Oracle Linux [Orabug: 30143292]
- Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat file
- Improve bindgen configuration wrt clang (bmo#1526857)
- Lift MOZ_SMP_FLAGS limit

[68.12.0]
- Update to 68.12.0 build1

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 firefox package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140436

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-3556.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/9/2020

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15669

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15664, CVE-2020-15669

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