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Oracle Linux 5 : pam_krb5 (ELSA-2008-0907)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67753

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0907 advisory.

 [2.2.14-1.el5_2.1]
 - add backported fix for ccache permissions bypass when the existing_ticket option is used (CVE-2008-3825, #462112)

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 pam_krb5 package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2008-0907.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67753

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0907.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3825

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pam_krb5

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3825

RHSA: 2008:0907