Oracle Linux 6 : mysql (ELSA-2017-0184)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96753

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0184 advisory.

[5.1.73-8.0.1]
- fix date in the test

[5.1.73-8]
- Fix CVE-2016-6662 and CVE-2016-6663 Resolves: #1397309

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.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-0184.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96753

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0184.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2017

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-embedded-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-embedded, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-bench, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 1/25/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5616, CVE-2016-6662, CVE-2016-6663

RHSA: 2017:0184