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Oracle Linux 8 : libvpx (ELSA-2023-5537)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182869

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-5537 advisory.

 - Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx (CVE-2023-5217) Resolves: rhbz#2241191

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 libvpx and / or libvpx-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5537.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182869

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-5537.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5217

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvpx, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvpx-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44488, CVE-2023-5217

IAVA: 2023-A-0511-S