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Oracle Linux 8 : libxml2 (ELSA-2020-4479)
high Nessus Plugin ID 142751
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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-2020-4479 advisory.- Fix CVE-2019-19956 (#1793001)
- Fix CVE-2020-7595 (#1799786)
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 libxml2, libxml2-devel and / or python3-libxml2 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 142751
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-4479.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/12/2020
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7595
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-libxml2, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxml2
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: 11/10/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2019