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Oracle Linux 8 : oddjob (ELSA-2020-4687)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 142771
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-4687 advisory.[0.34.5-3]
- Support HOME_MODE from /etc/login.defs Resolves: rhbz#1886362
[0.34.5-2]
- Add gating tests using idm:DL1 module stream and upstream tests Resolves: rhbz#1682457
[0.34.5-1]
- Upstream release 0.34.5
- Resolves: rhbz#1833289 - Rebase oddjob to 0.34.5
- Resolves: rhbz#1833052 - CVE-2020-10737 oddjob: race condition in oddjob_selinux_mkdir function in mkhomedir.c can lead to symlink attack
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 oddjob and / or oddjob-mkhomedir packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 142771
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-4687.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/12/2020
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10737
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oddjob, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oddjob-mkhomedir, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8
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: 5/27/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-10737