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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : rpm (ELSA-2012-0451)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 68505
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0451 advisory.- Proper region tag validation on package/header read (CVE-2012-0060)
- Double-check region size against header size (CVE-2012-0061)
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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 68505
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0451.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0815
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0060
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:popt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rpm-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
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: 4/17/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0060, CVE-2012-0061, CVE-2012-0815
BID: 52865
RHSA: 2012:0451