Oracle Linux 5 : openssh (ELSA-2016-3531)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 90342

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-3531 advisory.

- CVE-2015-5600: MaxAuthTries limit bypass via duplicates in KbdInteractiveDevices (John Haxby) [orabug 22985024]

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 90342

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3531.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/5/2016

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3115

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-askpass, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-clients, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssh-server

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: 4/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5600, CVE-2016-3115

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