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Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2024_SRU11_4_63_157_1
medium Nessus Plugin ID 189222
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Synopsis
The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch from CPU Jan2024.Description
The version of Solaris installed on the remote host is prior to 11.4.63.157.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the solaris11_jan2024_SRU11_4_63_157_1 advisory.- Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. (CVE-2024-20946)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Install the Jan2024 CPU from the Oracle support website.See Also
https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cpujan2024csaf.json
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 189222
File Name: solaris_jan2024_SRU11_4_63_157_1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Solaris Local Security Checks
Published: 1/19/2024
Updated: 1/19/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-20946
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-20946
IAVA: 2024-A-0036