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Oracle Linux 8 : httpd:2.4 (ELSA-2022-0258)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157121

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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-2022-0258 advisory.

 - scoreboard: fix null pointer deference [Orabug: 33690670][CVE-2021-34798]
 - fix ap_escape_quote logic [Orabug: 33690686][CVE-2021-39275]
 - Resolves: #2035062 - CVE-2021-44790 httpd:2.4/httpd: mod_lua: possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content

 mod_http2

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-0258.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157121

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-0258.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/26/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44790

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_proxy_html, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_http2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-tools

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: 1/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44790

IAVA: 2021-A-0604-S