Oracle Linux 8 : java-11-openjdk (ELSA-2021-1307)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 148883

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2021-1307 advisory.

- OpenJDK: Incomplete enforcement of JAR signing disabled algorithms (Libraries, 8249906) (CVE-2021-2163)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-1307.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 148883

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-1307.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/21/2021

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2163

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-static-libs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-2163