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Oracle Linux 8 : libvncserver (ELSA-2021-1811)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149968

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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-2021-1811 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2020-25708 Resolves: #1898078
 - Fix CVE-2019-20839 Resolves: #1851032
 - Fix CVE-2018-21247 Resolves: #1852516
 - Fix CVE-2020-14405 Resolves: #1860527

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 libvncserver and / or libvncserver-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-1811.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149968

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-1811.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/26/2021

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-21247

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvncserver-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvncserver, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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: 5/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-21247, CVE-2019-20839, CVE-2020-14397, CVE-2020-14405, CVE-2020-25708