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Oracle Linux 8 : edk2 (ELSA-2021-3066)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162815

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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-2021-3066 advisory.

 - NetworkPkg/IScsiDxe has remotely exploitable buffer overflows. (CVE-2021-38575)

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 edk2-aarch64 and / or edk2-ovmf packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3066.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162815

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-3066.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/7/2022

Updated: 10/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:edk2-ovmf

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38575