Detections
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Oracle Linux 7 : dnsmasq (ELSA-2021-0153)
low Nessus Plugin ID 145075
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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 packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-0153 advisory.- Accept responses only on correct sockets (CVE-2020-25684)
- Use strong verification on queries (CVE-2020-25685)
- Handle multiple identical DNS queries better (CVE-2020-25686)
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 dnsmasq and / or dnsmasq-utils packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 145075
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-0153.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/19/2021
Updated: 10/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25686
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dnsmasq, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dnsmasq-utils, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2021