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Oracle Linux 8 : rsync (ELSA-2022-7793)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 167557

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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-2022-7793 advisory.

 [3.1.3-19]
 - Resolves: #2116668 - zlib: a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field

 [3.1.3-18]
 - Resolves: #2111175 - remote arbitrary files write inside the directories of connecting peers

 [3.1.3-17]
 - Related: #2043753 - New option should not be sent to the server every time

 [3.1.3-16]
 - Resolves: #2043753 - [RFE] Improve defaults for sparse file buffering

 [3.1.3-15]
 - Resolves: #2071513 - A flaw in zlib-1.2.11 when compressing (not decompressing!) certain inputs

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 rsync and / or rsync-daemon packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-7793.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 167557

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-7793.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2022

Updated: 10/24/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37434

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:rsync, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rsync-daemon

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: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37434