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Oracle Linux 8 : compat-openssl10 (ELSA-2025-7895)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 236946

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-7895 advisory.

 [1.1.0.2o-4.1]
 - Fix CVE-2023-0286 X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName Resolves: RHEL-9699

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 compat-openssl10 package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-7895.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 236946

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-7895.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2025

Updated: 5/19/2025

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: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:compat-openssl10, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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: 5/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0286