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Oracle Linux 8 : libvpx (ELSA-2024-5941)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206313

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-5941 advisory.

 [1.7.0-11]
 - Add patch to fix integer overflows.
 - Fix compilation by including limits.h
 - Resolves: RHEL-40650

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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 libvpx and / or libvpx-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-5941.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206313

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-5941.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/29/2024

Updated: 7/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5197

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Threat Score: 5.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvpx, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libvpx-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6349, CVE-2024-5197

IAVA: 2024-A-0464