Detections
Analytics
Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-5297)
high Nessus Plugin ID 205480
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-2024-5297 advisory.- edk2-NetworkPkg-SECURITY-PATCH-CVE-2023-45237.patch [RHEL-21854 RHEL-21856 RHEL-40099]
- edk2-NetworkPkg-TcpDxe-SECURITY-PATCH-CVE-2023-45236.patch [RHEL-21854 RHEL-21856 RHEL-40099]
- Resolves: RHEL-21854 (CVE-2023-45236 edk2: Predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numbers [rhel-8])
- Resolves: RHEL-21856 (CVE-2023-45237 edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator [rhel-8])
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 edk2-aarch64 and / or edk2-ovmf packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 205480
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-5297.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/13/2024
Updated: 8/13/2024
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: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45237
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-ovmf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-aarch64, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream
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: 8/13/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024