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Oracle Linux 6 : sudo (ELSA-2011-0599)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 181074

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2011-0599 advisory.

 [1.7.4p5-5]
 - patch: log failed user role changes Resolves: rhbz#665131

 [1.7.4p5-4]
 - added #includedir /etc/sudoers.d to sudoers Resolves: rhbz#615087

 [1.7.4p5-3]
 - added !visiblepw option to sudoers Resolves: rhbz#688640

 [1.7.4p5-2]
 - added patch for rhbz#665131 Resolves: rhbz#665131

 [1.7.4p5-1]
 - rebase to latest stable version
 - sudo now uses /var/db/sudo for timestamps
 - new command available: sudoreplay
 - use native audit support
 - sync configuration paths with the nss_ldap package Resolves: rhbz#615087 Resolves: rhbz#652726 Resolves: rhbz#634159 Resolves: rhbz#603823

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 sudo package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0599.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 181074

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0599.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-0010

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 5/28/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0010