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Oracle Linux 8 : frr (ELSA-2024-2981)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197991

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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-2024-2981 advisory.

 [7.5.1-22.0.1]
 - Fix POSTIN scriptlet [Orabug: 34712485]
 - Resolves: RHEL-15916 - Flowspec overflow in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c
 - Resolves: RHEL-15919 - Out of bounds read in bgpd/bgp_label.c
 - Resolves: RHEL-15869 - crash from specially crafted MP_UNREACH_NLRI-containing BGP UPDATE message
 - Resolves: RHEL-15868 - crash from malformed EOR-containing BGP UPDATE message

 [7.5.1-22]
 - Resolves: RHEL-22303 - Zebra not fetching host routes

 [7.5.1-21]
 - Resolves: RHEL-2216 - NULL pointer dereference

 [7.5.1-20]
 - Resolves: RHEL-4797 - missing length check in bgp_attr_psid_sub() can lead do DoS

 [7.5.1-19]
 - Resolves: RHEL-14824 - crafted BGP UPDATE message leading to a crash

 [7.5.1-18]
 - Resolves: RHEL-14821 - mishandled malformed data leading to a crash

 [7.5.1-17]
 - Resolves: RHEL-6583 - Routes are not refreshed after changing the inbound route rules from deny to permit

 [7.5.1-16]
 - Resolves: RHEL-15916 - Flowspec overflow in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c
 - Resolves: RHEL-15919 - Out of bounds read in bgpd/bgp_label.c
 - Resolves: RHEL-15869 - crash from specially crafted MP_UNREACH_NLRI-containing BGP UPDATE message
 - Resolves: RHEL-15868 - crash from malformed EOR-containing BGP UPDATE message

 [7.5.1-15]
 - Resolves: RHEL-12039 - crash in plist update

 [7.5.1-14]
 - Resolves: RHEL-6617 - Incorrect handling of a error in parsing of an invalid section of a BGP update can de-peer a router

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 frr and / or frr-selinux packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-2981.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197991

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-2981.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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41909

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:frr, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:frr-selinux, 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: 5/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31490, CVE-2023-41358, CVE-2023-41909, CVE-2023-46752, CVE-2023-46753