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Oracle Linux 8 : shim (ELSA-2024-1902)

high Nessus Plugin ID 193898

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-1902 advisory.

 [15.8-4.0.1]
 - Add support for Oracle signed shim [Orabug: 36540084]
 - Add shim binaries signed with Oracle Secure Boot Signing (key 1) [Orabug: 36540084]

 [15.8-1.0.3]
 - Update shimx64.efi, shimia32.efi and shimaa64.efi v15.8 signed by Microsoft [Orabug: 36072863]

 [15.8-1.0.2]
 - Use binaries with correct shim.ol generation [Orabug: 36072863]
 - Set SBAT_AUTOMATIC_DATE=2021030218 [Orabug: 36072863]

 [15.8-1.0.1]
 - Update to 15.8 [Orabug: 36072863]
 - fix CVE-2023-40546, CVE-2023-40547, CVE-2023-40548, CVE-2023-40549, CVE-2023-40550, CVE-2023-40551 [Orabug: 36072863]

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 shim-aa64, shim-ia32 and / or shim-x64 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-1902.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 193898

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-1902.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/25/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40547

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:shim-aa64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:shim-x64, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.18.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.17.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.3.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.16.0.0::ol8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_base, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:shim-ia32, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.2.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40546, CVE-2023-40547, CVE-2023-40548, CVE-2023-40549, CVE-2023-40550, CVE-2023-40551