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Oracle Linux 5 : Moderate: / ipsec-tools (ELSA-2007-0342)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67490

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2007-0342 advisory.

 [0.6.5-8]
 - Upstream fix for Racoon DOS, informational delete must be encrypted
 - Resolves: rhbz#235388 - CVE-2007-1841 ipsec-tools racoon DoS

 [0.6.5-7]
 - Resolves: #218386 labeled ipsec does not work over loopback

 [0.6.5-6.6]
 - Related: #232508 add auditing to racoon

 [0.6.5-6.5]
 - Resolves: #235680 racoon socket descriptor exhaustion

 [0.6.5-6.4]
 - Resolves: #236121 increase buffer for context

 [0.6.5-6.3]
 - Resolves: #234491 kernel sends ACQUIRES that racoon is not catching
 - Resolves: #218386 labeled ipsec does not work over loopback


 [0.6.5-6.2.el5]
 - fix for setting the security context into a proposal (32<->64bit)
 - Resolves: rhbz#232508

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 ipsec-tools package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2007-0342.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67490

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0342.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-1841

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ipsec-tools

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1841

RHSA: 2007:0342