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Oracle Linux 9 : tpm2-tools (ELSA-2024-9424)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 211559

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-9424 advisory.

 - tpm2_checkquote: Fix check of magic number. (CVE-2024-29038)
 - tpm2_checkquote: Add comparison of pcr selection. (CVE-2024-29039)

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 tpm2-tools package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-9424.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 211559

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-9424.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/19/2024

Updated: 11/19/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29039

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tpm2-tools, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:5:appstream_base, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:5:baseos_base

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: 11/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29038, CVE-2024-29039