Oracle Linux 7 : keepalived (ELSA-2019-2285)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 180873

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2285 advisory.

[1.3.5-16]
- Rework previous misc_script/vrrp_script patch (#1667292)

[1.3.5-15]
- Rework previous checker comparison patch (#1715308)

[1.3.5-14]
- Make checker variables non global (#1715308)

[1.3.5-13]
- Fix comparison of checkers on reload (#1715308)

[1.3.5-12]
- Fix build errors (#1678480)

[1.3.5-11]
- Fix problems with health checks & real servers after reload/restart (#1678480)

[1.3.5-10]
- Fix vrrp_script and check_misc scripts of type '</dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' (#1667292)

[1.3.5-9]
- Fix improper pathname validation (#1654301)

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 keepalived package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 180873

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2285.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19044

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:keepalived, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19044

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