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Oracle Linux 6 : util-linux-ng (ELSA-2011-1691)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181119

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-1691 advisory.

 - mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089. (CVE-2011-1675)

 - mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors. (CVE-2011-1677)

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-1691.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181119

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1691.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 12/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1677

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:util-linux-ng, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:uuidd, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 12/14/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1675, CVE-2011-1677