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Oracle Linux 5 : bash (ELSA-2011-1073)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181038

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2011-1073 advisory.

 [3.2-32]
 - Dont include backup files Resolves: #700157

 [3.2-31]
 - Use 'mktemp' for temporary files Resolves: #700157

 [3.2-30]
 - Added man page references to systemwide .bash_logout Resolves: #592979

 [3.2-29]
 - Readline glitch, when editing line with more spaces and resizing window Resolves: #525474

 [3.2-28]
 - Fix the memory leak in read builtin Resolves: #618393
 - Dont append slash to non-directories Resolves: #583919

 [3.2-27]
 - Test .dynamic section if has PROGBITS or NOBITS Resolves: #484809
 - Better random number generator Resolves: #492908
 - Allow to source scripts with embeded NULL chars Resolves: #503701

 [3.2-26]
 - vi mode redo insert fixed Resolves: #575076
 - Dont show broken pipe messages for builtins Resolves: #546529
 - Dont include loadables in doc dir Resolves: #663656
 - Enable system-wide .bash_logout for login shells Resolves: #592979

 [3.2-25]
 - Dont abort source builtin Resolves: #448508
 - Correctly place cursor Resolves: #463880
 - Minor man page clarification for trap builtin Resolves: #504904

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 bash package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-1073.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181038

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1073.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-5374

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bash, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

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: 7/31/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5374