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Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2024-28600)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209533

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-2024-28600 advisory.

 - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.
 (CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237)

 - EDK2 contains a vulnerability when S3 sleep is activated where an Attacker may cause a Division-By-Zero due to a UNIT32 overflow via local access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Availability. (CVE-2024-1298)

 - In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at any point in time and can trigger its handler. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES. (CVE-2024-25742)

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-tools package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-28600.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209533

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-28600.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/23/2024

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-tools, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::distro_builder, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237, CVE-2024-1298, CVE-2024-25742