OracleVM 3.4 : openssl (OVMSA-2021-0011)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 150475

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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 :

 - Backport fixes for CVE-2020-1971 [Orabug: 32654738]

Solution

Update the affected openssl package.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2021-June/001014.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 150475

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2021-0011.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 6/10/2021

Updated: 6/14/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:vm:openssl, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1971