Oracle Linux 8 : httpd:2.4 (ELSA-2019-2893) (Internal Data Buffering)
high Nessus Plugin ID 129330
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2019:2893 :An update for the httpd:2.4 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server.
Security Fix(es) :
* HTTP/2: request for large response leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-9517)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Solution
Update the affected httpd:2.4 packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2019-September/009209.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 129330
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2893.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/25/2019
Updated: 12/23/2019
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_http2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_ssl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-9517
RHSA: 2019:2893