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Oracle Linux 3 : gdb (ELSA-2007-0469)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67518
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0469 :An updated gdb package that fixes a security issue and various bugs is now available.
This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
GDB, the GNU debugger, allows debugging of programs written in C, C++, and other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and then printing their data.
Various buffer overflows and underflows were found in the DWARF expression computation stack in GDB. If an attacker could trick a user into loading an executable containing malicious debugging information into GDB, they may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. (CVE-2006-4146)
This updated package also addresses the following issues :
* Support on 64-bit hosts shared libraries debuginfo larger than 2GB.
* Fix a race occasionally leaving the detached processes stopped.
* Fix segmentation fault on the source display by ^X 1.
* Fix a crash on an opaque type dereference.
All users of gdb should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected gdb package.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000182.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67518
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0469.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gdb
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4146