Oracle Linux 9 : libqb (ELSA-2023-6578)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 185843

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6578 advisory.

[2.0.6-4]
- bump rpm version for rhel-exception build Resolves: rhbz#2230712

[2.0.6-3]
- blackbox: fix buffer overflow with long log lines Resolves: rhbz#2236171

[2.0.6-1]
- ipc: Retry receiving credentials if the the message is short Resolves: rhbz2149647

[2.0.6-1]
- Rebase to 2.0.6 Resolves: rhbz#2072903

[2.0.3-8]
- Fix negative errno in qb_ipcc_connect (introduced in 2.0.3-4) Resolves: rhbz#2057527

[2.0.3-7]
- Bump soname for async-connect API addition Resolves: rhbz#bz2031865

[2.0.3-6]
- Fix gating.yaml for RHEL-9 Resolves: rhbz#bz2031865

[2.0.3-5]
- Add gating.yaml from RHEL Resolves: rhbz#bz2031865

[2.0.3-4]
- Add async connect call for Pacemaker Resolves: rhbz#bz2031865

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 libqb package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 185843

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-6578.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/16/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39976

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: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libqb, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::distro_builder, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9

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: 11/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39976

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