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Oracle Linux 5 : libtool (ELSA-2009-1646)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67968

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2009-1646 advisory.

 [1.5.22-7]
 - add fix for CVE-2009-3736, libltdl may load and execute code from a library in the current directory

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 libtool, libtool-ltdl and / or libtool-ltdl-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2009-1646.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67968

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1646.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:libtool-ltdl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtool-ltdl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtool

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3736

BID: 37128

RHSA: 2009:1646