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Oracle Linux 8 : libssh (ELSA-2024-0628)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 189920

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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-2024-0628 advisory.

 - Client and Server side mitigations (CVE-2023-48795)
 - Strip extensions from both kex lists for matching (CVE-2023-48795)

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 libssh, libssh-config and / or libssh-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-0628.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 189920

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0628.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.14.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.0.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.13.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.15.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-config, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.1.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.12.0.0::ol8

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: 2/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48795

IAVA: 2023-A-0703