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OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : ovm-consoled (OVMSA-2016-0151)

🗓️ 31 Oct 2016 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates related to ovm-consoled package

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from OracleVM
# Security Advisory OVMSA-2016-0151.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(94430);
  script_version("2.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5485");

  script_name(english:"OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : ovm-consoled (OVMSA-2016-0151)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address
critical security updates :

  - Prevent future socat changes that introduces defect
    which accepts any remote connection. Ackownledged by
    Zhigang Wang [bug 24906519]");
  # https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2016-October/000571.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2cda2c59");
  # https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2016-October/000572.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?de469ca0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected ovm-consoled package.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/10/31");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:ovm-consoled");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"OracleVM Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleVM/release", "Host/OracleVM/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/OracleVM/release");
if (isnull(release) || "OVS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "OracleVM");
if (! preg(pattern:"^OVS" + "(3\.3|3\.4)" + "(\.[0-9]|$)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4", "OracleVM " + release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleVM/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "OracleVM", cpu);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"OVS3.3", reference:"ovm-consoled-0.1-17.el6.0.1")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"OVS3.4", reference:"ovm-consoled-0.1-20.el6.2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ovm-consoled");
}

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