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Oracle Linux 5 : ipa-client (ELSA-2013-0189)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68715

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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-2013-0189 advisory.

 [2.1.3-5.2]
 - Add missing man page option --ca-cert-file. (#878217)

 [2.1.3-5.1]
 - Fix python syntax backport issue in CVE patch. (#878217)

 [2.1.3-5]
 - Use secure method to retrieve IPA CA during client enrollment.
 CVE-2012-5484 (#878217)

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 ipa-client package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-0189.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68715

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-0189.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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5484

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 1/24/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5484

BID: 57529

RHSA: 2013:0189