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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : cups (ELSA-2015-1123)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 84256
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2015-1123 advisory.[1:1.4.2-67.1]
- CVE-2015-1158, CVE-2015-1159, CVE-2014-9679 (bug #1229982).
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 84256
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1123.nasl
Version: 2.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/18/2015
Updated: 4/29/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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-2015-1158
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1159
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-php, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-filesystem, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-ipptool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9679, CVE-2015-1158, CVE-2015-1159
RHSA: 2015:1123