RHEL 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:2568)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 112131

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for java-1.8.0-ibm.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:2568 advisory.

- OpenSSL: Double-free in DSA code (CVE-2016-0705)

- openssl: BN_mod_exp may produce incorrect results on x86_64 (CVE-2017-3732)

- openssl: bn_sqrx8x_internal carry bug on x86_64 (CVE-2017-3736)

- IBM JDK: DoS in the java.math component (CVE-2018-1517)

- IBM JDK: path traversal flaw in the Diagnostic Tooling Framework (CVE-2018-1656)

- Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (Libraries) (CVE-2018-2940)

- OpenJDK: insufficient index validation in PatternSyntaxException getMessage() (Concurrency, 8199547) (CVE-2018-2952)

- Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (JSSE) (CVE-2018-2973)

- IBM JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API (CVE-2018-12539)

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 RHEL java-1.8.0-ibm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:2568.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 112131

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-2568.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/28/2018

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0705

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-ibm-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2017-3732, CVE-2017-3736, CVE-2018-12539, CVE-2018-1517, CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-2940, CVE-2018-2952, CVE-2018-2973

CWE: 22, 287, 682, 770

RHSA: 2018:2568

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