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Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2021-3066)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162815

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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-2021-3066 advisory.

 [20200602gitca407c7246bf-4.el8_4.2]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-wrap-IScsiCHAP-source-files-to-8.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-simplify-ISCSI_CHAP_AUTH_DATA.In.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-clean-up-ISCSI_CHAP_AUTH_DATA.Ou.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-clean-up-library-class-dependenc.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-fix-potential-integer-overflow-i.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-assert-that-IScsiBinToHex-always.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-reformat-IScsiHexToBin-leading-c.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-fix-IScsiHexToBin-hex-parsing.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-fix-IScsiHexToBin-buffer-overflo.patch [bz#1956676]
 - edk2-NetworkPkg-IScsiDxe-check-IScsiHexToBin-return-value.patch [bz#1956676]
 - Resolves: bz#1956676 (EMBARGOED edk2: remote buffer overflow in IScsiHexToBin function in NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe [rhel-8.4.0.z])

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 edk2-aarch64 and / or edk2-ovmf packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3066.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162815

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-3066.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/7/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:edk2-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-ovmf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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: 8/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38575