Oracle Linux 9 : c-ares (ELSA-2023-6635)

high Nessus Plugin ID 185862

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6635 advisory.

- Resolves: rhbz#2209564 - CVE-2023-31124 c-ares: AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation [rhel-9]
- Resolves: rhbz#2209556 - CVE-2023-31130 c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() [rhel-9]
- Resolves: rhbz#2209550 - CVE-2023-31147 c-ares: Insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs [rhel-9]
- Resolves: rhbz#2209520 - CVE-2023-32067 c-ares: 0-byte UDP payload Denial of Service [rhel-9.3.0]

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 c-ares and / or c-ares-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185862

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-6635.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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4904

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:c-ares, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:c-ares-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_base

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: 11/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4904, CVE-2023-31124, CVE-2023-31130, CVE-2023-31147

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