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Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2020-5099)

high Nessus Plugin ID 142877

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5099 advisory.

 [78.4.1-1.0.1]
 - 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

 * Tue Nov 10 2020 [email protected] - 78.4.1-1
 - Update to 78.4.1
 - Filtering nss/nspr libs

 [78.4.0-3]
 - Fixing flatpak build, fixing firefox.sh.in to not disable langpacks loading

 [78.4.0-2]
 - Enable addon sideloading

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 firefox package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5099.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142877

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-5099.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2020

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2020

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Firefox MCallGetProperty Write Side Effects Use After Free Exploit)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26950

IAVA: 2020-A-0531-S