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Oracle Linux 6 : openssh (ELSA-2012-0884)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68558

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0884 advisory.

 [5.3p1-81]
 - fixes in openssh-5.3p1-required-authentications.patch (#657378)

 [5.3p1-79]
 - fix forward on non-localhost ports with IPv6 (#732955)

 [5.3p1-78]
 - clear SELinux exec context before exec passwd (#814691)

 [5.3p1-77]
 - prevent post-auth resource exhaustion (#809938)

 [5.3p1-76]
 - don't escape backslah in a banner (#809619)

 [5.3p1-75]
 - fix various issues in openssh-5.3p1-required-authentications.patch (#805901)

 [5.3p1-74]
 - fix out-of-memory killer patch (#744236)

 [5.3p1-73]
 - remove openssh-4.3p2-no-v6only.patch (#732955)
 - adjust Linux out-of-memory killer (#744236)
 - fix sshd init script - check existence of crypto (#797384)
 - add RequiredAuthentications[12] (#657378)
 - run privsep slave process as the users SELinux context (#798241)

 [5.3p1-72]
 - drop CAVS test driver (#782091)

 [5.3p1-71]
 - enable aes-ctr ciphers use the EVP engines from OpenSSL such as the AES-NI (#756929)
 - add CAVS test driver for the aes-ctr ciphers (#782091)

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-2012-0884.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68558

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0884.nasl

Version: 1.9

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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-5000

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-askpass, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pam_ssh_agent_auth, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-server, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-5000

RHSA: 2012:0884