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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : sudo (ELSA-2024-0811)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190536

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0811 advisory.

 - CVE-2023-28487 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output Resolves: RHEL-21834
 - CVE-2023-28486 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in log messages Resolves: RHEL-21828
 - CVE-2023-42465 sudo: Targeted Corruption of Register and Stack Variables Resolves: RHEL-21821

 RHEL 8.9.0.Z ERRATUM
 - CVE-2023-28486 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in log messages Resolves: RHEL-21825
 - CVE-2023-28487 sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output Resolves: RHEL-21831

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 sudo and / or sudo-python-plugin packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-0811.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190536

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0811.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/14/2024

Updated: 9/21/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42465

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.18.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.15.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:4:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.16.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_patch, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.1.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.17.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_base, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.2.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.0.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.13.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo-python-plugin, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.14.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.3.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, 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: 2/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28486, CVE-2023-28487, CVE-2023-42465

IAVA: 2023-A-0121-S, 2024-A-0068