Oracle Linux 7 : krb5 (ELSA-2022-8640)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168236

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8640 advisory.

 - krb5: integer overflow vulnerabilities in PAC parsing (CVE-2022-42898)

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-2022-8640.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168236

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-8640.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/29/2022

Updated: 1/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42898

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-libs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-server-ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:krb5-pkinit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:libkadm5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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: 11/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42898