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Oracle Linux 7 : libssh2 (ELSA-2023-5615)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182868

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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-2023-5615 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in function _libssh2_packet_add in libssh2 1.10.0 allows attackers to access out of bounds memory. (CVE-2020-22218)

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 libssh2, libssh2-devel and / or libssh2-docs packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5615.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182868

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-5615.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2023

Updated: 10/10/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-22218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh2, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::optional_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh2-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libssh2-docs, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7:9:patch, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::latest

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: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-22218