OracleVM 3.3 : libuser (OVMSA-2015-0106)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85147

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Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- Update CVE-2015-3246 patch based on review comments Resolves: #1235518

- Don&rsquo t use 512-bit RSA private keys in tests Related: #1235518

- Fix testsuite failures if more than one architecture is building concurrently Related: #1235518

- Fix (CVE-2015-3246) Resolves: #1235518

Solution

Update the affected libuser package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85147

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0106.nasl

Version: 2.16

Type: Local

Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2015

Updated: 8/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.35

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:libuser

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/9/2026

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Libuser roothelper Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3246

BID: 76022

IAVA: 2015-A-0179

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