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Oracle Linux 8 : squashfs-tools (ELSA-2024-3139)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197997

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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 a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3139 advisory.

 [4.3-21]
 - CVE-2021-41072 squashfs-tools: additional write outside destination directory exploit fix CVE-2021-40153 squashfs-tools: unvalidated filepaths allow writing outside of destination Resolves: rhbz#2007303 rhbz#2000637

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 squashfs-tools package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-3139.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197997

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3139.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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41072

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_base, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squashfs-tools

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: 8/27/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-40153, CVE-2021-41072