Oracle Linux 5 : bash (ELSA-2014-3094)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79376

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-3094 advisory.

[3.2-33.4.0.1]
- Fix segfaults from CVE-2014-6277 and CVE-2014-6278 completely. [orabug 19905421]

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 bash package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3094.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79376

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-3094.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/21/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-6278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (CUPS Filter Bash Environment Variable Code Injection (Shellshock))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278

BID: 70165, 70166

IAVA: 2014-A-0142