Oracle Linux 9 : conmon (ELSA-2023-2222)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175718

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-2222 advisory.

[2:2.1.7-1]
- update to https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/v2.1.7
- Resolves: #2173697

[2:2.1.6-1]
- update to https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/v2.1.6
- Related: #2124478

[2:2.1.5-1]
- update to https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/v2.1.5
- Related: #2124478

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 conmon package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-2222.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175718

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-2222.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/15/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41717

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:conmon

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41717

IAVB: 2022-B-0059-S