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Oracle Linux 7 : util-linux (ELSA-2016-2605)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 94724
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2605 advisory.[2.23.2-33.0.1]
- fix Oracle bug 23001516 - backport lscpu: correct the Virtualization type on Xen DomU PV guest
- Reviewed-by: Joe Jin <[email protected]>
[2.23.2-33]
- improve patch for #1007734 (libblkid realpaths)
[2.23.2-32]
- improve patch for chrt(1) deadline support #1298384
- fix #1007734 - blkid shows devices as /dev/block/:
- fix #1349536 - Extended partition loop in MBR partition table leads to DOS
[2.23.2-31]
- improve spec file for #1092520
[2.23.2-30]
- improve patch for chrt(1) deadline support #1298384
- improve regression tests
[2.23.2-29]
- fix #1029385 - lack of non-ascii support
- fix #1092520 - util-linux - PIE and RELRO check
- fix #1153770 - backport lsipc
- fix #1248003 - mount only parses <param>=<value> lines from fstab fs_spec field available from blkid block device
- fix #1271850 - mount -a doesn't catch a typo in /etc/fstab and a typo in /etc/fstab can make a system not reboot properly
- fix #1281839 - [RFE]Bind mounts should be handled gracefully by the operating system
- fix #1290689 - util-linux: /bin/login does not retry getpwnam_r with larger buffers, leading to login failure
- fix #1296366 - Bash completion for more(1) handles file names with spaces incorrectly
- fix #1296521 - RHEL7: update audit event in hwclock
- fix #1298384 - RFE: add SCHED_DEADLINE support to chrt
- fix #1304246 - fdisk 'f' subcommand updates partition ranges wrongly
- fix #1304426 - [rfe] /bin/su should be improved to reduce stack use
- fix #1326615 - util-linux/lscpu: Fix model and model name on Power Systems
- fix #1327886 - Backport blkdiscard's '-z' flag to RHEL
- fix #1332084 - [RFE] Inclusion of lsns command in util-linux Package
- fix #1335671 - extra quotes around UUID confuses findfs in RHEL (but not in Fedora)
- fix #1344222 - logger port option in help is misleading
- fix #1344482 - util-linux fails valid_pmbr() size checks if device is > 2.14TB, Device label type: dos instead of gpt
- fix #587393 - [RFE] Make sure util-linux is ready for writable overlays
[2.23.2-28]
- fix #1291554 - lslogins crash when executed with buggy username
[2.23.2-27]
- fix #1301091 - [libblkid] Failed to get offset of the xfs_external_log signature
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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 94724
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2605.nasl
Version: 2.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/11/2016
Updated: 11/1/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5011
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libmount, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libmount-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:uuidd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5011
RHSA: 2016:2605