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Oracle Linux 7 : kde-workspace (ELSA-2019-2141)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 180838

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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-2019-2141 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0.
 dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp allows remote attackers to discover client IP addresses via a URL in a notification, as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element. (CVE-2018-6790)

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-2019-2141.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 180838

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2141.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: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6790

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:L/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kcm_colors, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-settings, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-settings-ksplash, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-settings-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-settings-plasma, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-settings-pulseaudio, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-style-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-workspace, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-workspace-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-workspace-ksplash-themes, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kde-workspace-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdeclassic-cursor-theme, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kdelibs-ktexteditor, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kgreeter-plugins, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:khotkeys, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:khotkeys-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kinfocenter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kmag, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ksysguard, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ksysguard-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kwin, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kwin-gles, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kwin-gles-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kwin-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libkworkspace, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oxygen-cursor-themes, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:plasma-scriptengine-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:plasma-scriptengine-ruby, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:qt-settings, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virtuoso-opensource, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:virtuoso-opensource-utils

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: 2/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6790