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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3640)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 104565
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-3640 advisory.- selinux: fix off-by-one in setprocattr (Stephen Smalley) [Orabug: 27001717] {CVE-2017-2618} {CVE-2017-2618} {CVE-2017-2618}
- sysctl: Drop reference added by grab_header in proc_sys_readdir (Zhou Chengming) [Orabug: 27036903] {CVE-2016-9191} {CVE-2016-9191} {CVE-2016-9191}
- KEYS: prevent KEYCTL_READ on negative key (Eric Biggers) [Orabug: 27050248] {CVE-2017-12192}
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 104565
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-3640.nasl
Version: 3.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/15/2017
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: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2618
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:kernel-uek-debug-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, 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: 11/13/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2016