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Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2021-3498)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153241

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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-2021-3498 advisory.

 [78.14.0-1.0.1]
 - 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

 [78.14.0-1]
 - Update to 78.14.0 build1

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-2021-3498.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153241

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-3498.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/13/2021

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: 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-2021-38493

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38493

IAVA: 2021-A-0405