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Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2021-0992)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148127

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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-2021-0992 advisory.

 [78.9.0-1.0.1]
 - 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

 [78.9.0-1]
 - Update to 78.9.0 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.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-0992.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148127

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-0992.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/25/2021

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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-2021-23987

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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23981, CVE-2021-23982, CVE-2021-23984, CVE-2021-23987

IAVA: 2021-A-0144-S