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Oracle Linux 8 : bubblewrap / and / flatpak (ELSA-2024-6422)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206682

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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-2024-6422 advisory.

 - Backport upstream fix to help address CVE-2024-42472 in flatpak

 flatpak
 - Backport upstream patches for CVE-2024-42472

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

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-2024-6422.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 206682

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-6422.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/5/2024

Updated: 8/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42472

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:flatpak-selinux, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:24.1.4.0.0::ol8, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:23.1.18.0.0::ol8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bubblewrap, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:flatpak-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:flatpak-session-helper, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:flatpak, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:flatpak-libs, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch

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: 9/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42472