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Oracle Linux 9 : libinput (ELSA-2022-5257)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162804

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-5257 advisory.

 - A format string vulnerability was found in libinput (CVE-2022-1215)

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 libinput, libinput-devel and / or libinput-utils packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-5257.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162804

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-5257.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/7/2022

Updated: 7/7/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1215

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libinput, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libinput-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libinput-utils

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1215