Oracle Linux 8 : krb5 (ELSA-2024-3268)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 198078

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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-2024-3268 advisory.

[1.18.2-27.0.1]
- Fixed race condition in krb5_set_password() [Orabug: 33609767]

[1.18.2-27]
- Fix memory leak in GSSAPI interface Resolves: RHEL-27250
- Fix memory leak in PMAP RPC interface Resolves: RHEL-27244
- Make TCP waiting time configurable Resolves: RHEL-17131

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 198078

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3268.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/29/2024

Updated: 12/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26458

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-pkinit, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-server-ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libkadm5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-workstation, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:krb5-libs, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.2.0.0::ol8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26458, CVE-2024-26461

IAVB: 2024-B-0082

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