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Oracle Linux 8 : annobin (ELSA-2021-4593)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155563

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2021-4593 advisory.

 [9.72-1.2]
 - Bump NVR and rebuild to use the new gcc. (#2017362)

 [9.72-1.1]
 - Annocheck: Add test for multibyte characters in symbol names. (#2017362)

 [9.72-1]
 - Rebase to 9.72. (#1960299)
 - annocheck: Accept 0 as a valid number for gcc minor versions and release numbers.
 - gcc-plugin: Add support for ARM and RISCV targets.
 - timing: do not initialise the clock if the timing tool is disabled.
 - gcc-plugin: Replace ICE messsages with verbose messages.
 - Fix the testsuite so that it can be run in parallel.
 - Annocheck: WARN if the annobin plugin was built for a newer version of the compiler than the one on which it was run. (#1950657)
 - Annocheck: Improve detection of missing GNU-stack support.
 - Correct a package rename (bug #1949570)
 - Require docs subpackage by the other ones because of a license
 - Build-requiring perl-interpreter is enough
 - Fix bz1949570
 - Fix anomolies reported by covscan.
 - Move documentation into a sub-package.

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 annobin and / or annobin-annocheck packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-4593.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155563

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-4593.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/18/2021

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42574

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:annobin-annocheck, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:annobin, 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: 11/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-42574

IAVA: 2021-A-0528