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Oracle Linux 7 : wpa_supplicant (ELSA-2014-1956)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79709

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1956 advisory.

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 - Use os_exec() for action script execution (CVE-2014-3686)

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 wpa_supplicant package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1956.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79709

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1956.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/4/2014

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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-2014-3686

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wpa_supplicant

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: 12/3/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3686

BID: 70396

RHSA: 2014:1956