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RHEL 6 : openssl (RHSA-2016:2802)
high Nessus Plugin ID 94937
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for openssl.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2016:2802 advisory.- openssl: OCSP Status Request extension unbounded memory growth (CVE-2016-6304)
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 RHEL openssl package based on the guidance in RHSA-2016:2802.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b0baa175
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160922.txt
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2802
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 94937
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2016-2802.nasl
Version: 3.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/17/2016
Updated: 4/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6304
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-static, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.5, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.7, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:6.5, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:6.6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6304