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Oracle Linux 7 : grub2 (ELSA-2023-12952)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183986

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-12952 advisory.

 - Add CVE-2022-28736 to the list [JIRA: OLDIS-16371]
 - Fix: CVE-2021-3695, CVE-2021-3696, CVE-2021-3697, CVE-2022-28733, CVE-2022-28734, CVE-2022-28735 [JIRA: OLDIS-16371]

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12952.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183986

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-12952.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/27/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2021-3696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28733

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-extra, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::optional_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-aa64, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7:9:patch

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: 10/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3695, CVE-2021-3696, CVE-2021-3697, CVE-2022-28733, CVE-2022-28734, CVE-2022-28735, CVE-2022-28736