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Oracle Linux 5 : gdm (ELSA-2013-1213)

high Nessus Plugin ID 69806

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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-2013-1213 advisory.

 - Don't try to pre-create directories that are internal implementation details of X.
 Resolves: #997619 CVE-2013-4169

 initscripts
 - create /tmp/.X11-unix in rc.sysinit (#997622, CVE-2013-4169)

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 gdm, gdm-docs and / or initscripts packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-1213.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69806

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1213.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2013-4169

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:initscripts, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gdm, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gdm-docs

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4169

RHSA: 2013:1213