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Oracle Linux 6 : libguestfs (ELSA-2017-0564)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 99061

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0564 advisory.

 [1:1.20.11-20]
 - inspection: fix detection of /usr in separate partition resolves: rhbz#1388407

 [1:1.20.11-19]
 - libguestfs-java: bump the java Require to >= 1.7.0, matching the Build-Require, and the generated bytecode resolves: rhbz#1319086

 [1:1.20.11-18]
 - Fix buffer overflow and information leak CVE-2015-8869 resolves: rhbz#1343103

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-0564.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 99061

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0564.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/30/2017

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8869

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ruby-libguestfs, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libguestfs-javadoc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8869

RHSA: 2017:0564