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Oracle Linux 8 : c-ares (ELSA-2023-7116)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186098

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-7116 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2022-4904)

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

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-7116.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186098

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-7116.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/21/2023

Updated: 11/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_base, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:c-ares, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:c-ares-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4904