Scientific Linux Security Update : ovmf on 7.x (noarch) (2019:2125)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128248

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SLSA-2019:2125-1 advisory.

Security Fix(es):
* edk2: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in TianoCompress.c (CVE-2017-5731)
* edk2: Privilege escalation via processing of malformed files in BaseUefiDecompressLib.c (CVE-2017-5732)
* edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5733)
* edk2: Privilege escalation via stack-based buffer overflow in MakeTable() function (CVE-2017-5734)
* edk2: Privilege escalation via heap-based buffer overflow in Decode() function (CVE-2017-5735)
* edk2: Logic error in MdeModulePkg in EDK II firmware allows for privilege escalation by authenticated users (CVE-2018-3613)
* openssl: Side-channel vulnerability on SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures (PortSmash) (CVE-2018-5407)
* edk2: Stack buffer overflow with corrupted BMP (CVE-2018-12181)
* edk2: buffer overflows in PartitionDxe and UdfDxe with long file names and invalid UDF media (CVE-2019-0160)
* edk2: stack overflow in XHCI causing denial of service (CVE-2019-0161)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Scientific 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 OVMF package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128248

File Name: sl_20190806_ovmf_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/27/2019

Updated: 8/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0160

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ovmf

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5731, CVE-2018-12181, CVE-2018-3613, CVE-2018-5407, CVE-2019-0160, CVE-2019-0161

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