Detections
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Oracle Linux 9 : liblouis (ELSA-2023-6385)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185827
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6385 advisory.- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c. (CVE-2023-26769)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the lou_logFile function at logginc.c endpoint. (CVE-2023-26767)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the compileTranslationTable.c and lou_setDataPath functions. (CVE-2023-26768)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected liblouis and / or python3-louis packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185827
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-6385.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/16/2023
Updated: 11/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-26769
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::distro_builder, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:liblouis, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-louis
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: 11/11/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023