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Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2023-0296)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170481

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-0296 advisory.

 [102.7.0-1.0.1]
 - Remove upstream references [Orabug: 30143292]
 - Update distribution for Oracle Linux [Orabug: 30143292]
 - Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat file

 [102.7.0-1]
 - Update to 102.7.0 build1

 [102.6.0-2]
 - Add firefox-x11 subpackage to allow explicit run of firefox under x11 on RHEL9

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-0296.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170481

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-0296.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23605

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-46871, CVE-2022-46877, CVE-2023-23598, CVE-2023-23599, CVE-2023-23601, CVE-2023-23602, CVE-2023-23603, CVE-2023-23605

IAVA: 2022-A-0517-S, 2023-A-0048-S