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Oracle Linux 7 : cloud-init (ELSA-2020-3898)
high Nessus Plugin ID 180994
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-3898 advisory.- Resolves: bz#1574338 (CVE-2018-10896 cloud-init: SSH host keys are not regenerated for the new instances [rhel-7])
- Resolves: bz#1812170 (CVE-2020-8632 cloud-init: Too short random password length in cc_set_password in config/cc_set_passwords.py [rhel-7])
- Resolves: bz#1812173 (CVE-2020-8631 cloud-init: Use of random.choice when generating random password [rhel-7])
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 cloud-init package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 180994
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-3898.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/7/2023
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.6
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10896
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:cloud-init
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: 10/6/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2018