OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : polkit (OVMSA-2019-0008)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 122573
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- Fix of CVE-2019-6133, PID reuse via slow fork
- Resolves: rhbz#1667310
Solution
Update the affected polkit package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 122573
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2019-0008.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 3/4/2019
Updated: 5/26/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:polkit, 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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2011
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation)