Oracle Linux 7 : libuser (ELSA-2015-1483)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84975

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2015-1483 advisory.

- Update CVE-2015-3246 patch based on review comments Resolves: #1235519

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 libuser, libuser-devel and / or libuser-python packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84975

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1483.nasl

Version: 2.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/24/2015

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3245

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuser, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuser-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuser-python

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Libuser roothelper Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3245, CVE-2015-3246

IAVA: 2015-A-0179

RHSA: 2015:1483

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