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Oracle Linux 9 : rsync (ELSA-2022-8291)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 168062

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8291 advisory.

 [3.2.3-18]
 - Resolves: #2111177 - remote arbitrary files write inside the directories of connecting peers

 [3.2.3-17]
 - Resolves: #2116669 - zlib: a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field

 [3.2.3-16]
 - Related: #2081296 - Adding ci.fmf for separation of testing results

 [3.2.3-15]
 - Related: #2081296 - Disabling STI

 [3.2.3-14]
 - Resolves: #2071514 - A flaw found in zlib when compressing (not decompressing) certain inputs

 [3.2.3-13]
 - Resolves: #2079639 - rsync --atimes doesnt work

 [3.2.3-12]
 - Resolves: #2081296 - Enable fmf tests in centos stream

 [3.2.3-11]
 - Resolves: #2053198 - rsync segmentation fault

 [3.2.3-10]
 - Resolves: #2077431 - Read-only files that have changed xattrs fail to allow xattr changes

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-2022-8291.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 168062

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-8291.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rsync-daemon

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: 11/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37434