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Oracle Linux 8 : zziplib (ELSA-2024-3127)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 197990

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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-2024-3127 advisory.

 [0.13.68-13]
 - Fix CVE-2020-18770 Previous patch contained segfault bug Resolves: RHEL-14966

 [0.13.68-12]
 - Add the gating tests from the 8.8.0 branch Resolves: RHEL-24429

 [0.13.68-11]
 - Use /usr/libexec/platform-python macro during the config phase (used for doc generation) Resolves: RHEL-22880

 [0.13.68-10]
 - Fix CVE-2020-18770 Resolves: RHEL-14966

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 zziplib, zziplib-devel and / or zziplib-utils packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-3127.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 197990

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3127.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/28/2024

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-18770

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8:10:appstream_base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib-utils, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream

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: 5/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-18770