The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3264 advisory.

    [5.3.7-20.0.1]
    - pcp-zoneinfo fix to replay ol7 archives [Orabug: 35903733]
    - Backporting of python tool pcp-meminfo  [Orabug: 35759707]
    - Backporting of python tool pcp-slabinfo [Orabug: 35560940]
    - Backporting of python tool pcp-buddyinfo [Orabug: 35660932]
    - Backporting of python tool pcp-netstat [Orabug: 34324779]
    - Backporting of python tool pcp-zoneinfo [Orabug: 35660927]
    - Fixed multiple pcp python utiltites issues[Orabug: 35434363]
    - Fixed broken pipe issue in pcp ps utlity[Orabug: 34830203]
    - Fixed pcp mpstat utiltiy crash issue [Orabug: 34891338]
    - Pcp mpstat utiltiy initial archive file read error fix [Orabug: 34869451]
    - Fix pcp-ps to show n sample with archives[Orabug: 34849959]
    - Pcp ps Utility -o option and print issue fix [Orabug: 34321683]
    - Pcp ps utilty has been added [Orabug: 34321683]

    [5.3.7-20]
    - Disable RESP proxying by default in pmproxy (RHEL-30715)

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.

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Oracle Linux 8 : pcp (ELSA-2024-3264)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198076

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Nov 2, 2024, 7:54 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202411020754
Version 1.1 May 30, 2024, 3:58 AM New Plugin Feed: 202405300358