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Oracle Linux 6 : wpa_supplicant (ELSA-2015-1439)
high Nessus Plugin ID 85107
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2015-1439 advisory.[1:0.7.3-6]
- AP WMM: Fix integer underflow in WMM Action frame parser (rh #1221178) (rh #1226396)
[1:0.7.3-5]
- Add domain_match config option from upstream (rh #1186806) (rh #1178263)
- Include peer certificate in EAP events for use by clients
- Add dbus signal for information about server certification
- eapol_test: Add option for writing server certificate chain to a file
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 wpa_supplicant package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 85107
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1439.nasl
Version: 2.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/30/2015
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-4142
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
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: 7/29/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-4142
BID: 74549
RHSA: 2015:1439