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Oracle Linux 8 : libcap (ELSA-2023-4524)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 179839
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-4524 advisory.- Fix integer overflow in _libcap_strdup() (CVE-2023-2603) Resolves: rhbz#2210637
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 libcap and / or libcap-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 179839
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-4524.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/15/2023
Updated: 10/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2603
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Threat Score: 8.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libcap-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:8:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libcap
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: 8/9/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-2602, CVE-2023-2603