Oracle Linux 6 : polkit (ELSA-2022-9073)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157164

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9073 advisory.

[0.96-11.0.1.el6_10.1]
- pkexec: local privilege escalation [Orabug: 33789506][CVE-2021-4034]

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157164

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9073.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/28/2022

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4034

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:polkit-desktop-policy, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:polkit-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:polkit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:polkit-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/18/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Local Privilege Escalation in polkits pkexec)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4034

IAVA: 2022-A-0055

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