Oracle Linux 7 : zziplib (ELSA-2018-3229)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118778

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-3229 advisory.

- 'Variable 'file' going out of scope leaks the storage it points to.' has been introduced by the original version of 0001-fix-CVE-2018-7725.patch
- Fix CVE-2018-7727
- Fix CVE-2018-7726
- Fix CVE-2018-7725

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 zziplib, zziplib-devel and / or zziplib-utils packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-3229.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118778

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-3229.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/7/2018

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7727

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:zziplib-devel

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: 11/6/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7725, CVE-2018-7726, CVE-2018-7727

RHSA: 2018:3229