Oracle Linux 5 : sssd (ELSA-2011-0975)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181078

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2011-0975 advisory.

- The pam_parse_in_data_v2 function in src/responder/pam/pamsrv_cmd.c in the PAM responder in SSSD 1.5.0, 1.4.x, and 1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, crash, and login prevention) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2010-4341)

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 sssd, sssd-client and / or sssd-tools packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0975.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181078

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0975.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 12/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-4341

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:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sssd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sssd-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sssd-tools

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: 1/24/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4341