OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : nss (OVMSA-2017-0109)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100529

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- Added nss-vendor.patch to change vendor

- Temporarily disable some tests until expired PayPalEE.cert is renewed

- Fix zero-length record treatment for stream ciphers and SSLv2

- Include CKBI 2.14 and updated CA constraints from NSS 3.28.5

Solution

Update the affected nss / nss-sysinit / nss-tools packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2017-May/000735.html

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2017-May/000733.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100529

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0109.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 5/31/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:nss, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:nss-tools, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/30/2017