Oracle Linux 8 : grub2 (ELSA-2019-4869)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132305

Synopsis

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

Description

Description of changes:

[2.02-78.0.2]
- grub-set-bootflag: fix grubenv update method, fix CVE-2019-14865 [Orabug: 30607067]

Solution

Update the affected grub2 packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2019-December/009457.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132305

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4869.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/19/2019

Updated: 4/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14865

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-aa64-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-pc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-pc-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-efi, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-minimal, 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: 12/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14865