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Oracle Linux 7 : gvfs (ELSA-2019-2145)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180833

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2145 advisory.

 - An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration. (CVE-2019-3827)

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-2145.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180833

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2145.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 9/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3827

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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:gvfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-afc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-afp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-archive, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-fuse, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-goa, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-gphoto2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-mtp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-smb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gvfs-tests

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: 8/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3827