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Scientific Linux Security Update : ipa on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20160901)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 93340

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - An insufficient permission check issue was found in the way IPA server treats certificate revocation requests.
 An attacker logged in with the 'retrieve certificate' permission enabled could use this flaw to revoke certificates, possibly triggering a denial of service attack. (CVE-2016-5404)

This issue was discovered by Fraser Tweedale (Red Hat).

For SL7.0 and SL7.1 only, this includes updated packages for sssd, mod_auth_gssapi, and slapi-nis to satisfy dependencies.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3d0fbceb

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 93340

File Name: sl_20160901_ipa_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-admintools, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-client, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-server, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-server-dns, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-server-selinux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ipa-server-trust-ad, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5404