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Oracle Linux 8 : openssl (ELSA-2019-3700)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180654

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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-2019-3700 advisory.

 [1.1.1c-2]
 - do not try to use EC groups disallowed in FIPS mode in TLS
 - fix Valgrind regression with constant-time code

 [1.1.1c-1]
 - update to the 1.1.1c release

 [1.1.1b-6]
 - adjust the default cert pbe algorithm for pkcs12 -export in the FIPS mode

 [1.1.1b-5]
 - Fix small regressions related to the rebase

 [1.1.1b-3]
 - FIPS compliance fixes

 [1.1.1b-1]
 - update to the 1.1.1b release
 - EVP_KDF API backport from master
 - SSH KDF implementation for EVP_KDF API backport from master
 - add S390x chacha20-poly1305 assembler support from master branch

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-3700.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180654

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-3700.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1543

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-perl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl

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: 11/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0734, CVE-2018-0735, CVE-2019-1543