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Oracle Linux 7 : grub2 (ELSA-2026-5233)

high Nessus Plugin ID 305205

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-2026-5233 advisory.

 - Unregister gettext command on module unload [CVE-2025-61662][Orabug: 39112125]
 - Fix OOB write in grub_net_search_config_file() CVE-2025-0624 [Orabug: 37770226]
 - Add to the list CVE-2021-3695, CVE-2021-3696, CVE-2021-3697, CVE-2022-28734, CVE-2022-28735, CVE-2022-28736 [JIRA: OLDIS-16371]
 - Font CVE fixes and bump SBAT (CVE-2022-2601)
 - Resolves: CVE-2022-28733
 - Resolves: CVE-2022-28733

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-2026-5233.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305205

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-5233.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/7/2026

Updated: 4/7/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-minimal, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-common, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-pc-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-x64, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-tools-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-pc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:grub2-efi-ia32

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: 4/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61662