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Oracle Linux 8 : Bug (ELSA-2025-0288)

low Nessus Plugin ID 214051

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-0288 advisory.

 [1:1.40.16-18.0.1]
 - disable MPTCP handling by default [Orabug: 35081472]
 - Fix ignore-carrier logic [Orabug: 34956744]
 - Disable regeneration of the documentation [Orabug: 34712048]
 - add connectivity check via Oracle servers [Orabug: 32051972]
 - Disable the build of NetworkManager-config-connectivity-* subpackage for 8.3
 - Revert 'infiniband: avoid normalizing the p-key when reading from ifcfg'

 [1:1.40.16-18]
 - vpn: fix routing rules support in vpn conenctions (RHEL-73052)
 - vpn: Place gateway route to table defined in ipvx.route-table (RHEL-73051)

 [1:1.40.16-17]
 - Rebuild to use the right tag

 [1:1.40.16-16]
 - Use /etc/hosts for hostname resolution (RHEL-53200)

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-0288.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 214051

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-0288.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/14/2025

Updated: 1/14/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3661

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-ppp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-oracle, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-tui, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-initscripts-updown, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:networkmanager-libnm

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3661