Detections
Analytics

Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-3315)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104947

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2017-3315 advisory.

 - [sound] alsa: timer: Use common error handling code in alsa_timer_init() (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Adjust a condition check in snd_timer_resolution() (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Follow standard EXPORT_SYMBOL() declarations (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Wrap with spinlock for queue access (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Improve user queue reallocation (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Fix missing queue indices reset at SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_SELECT (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Fix race between read and ioctl (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: Info leak in snd_timer_user_tinterrupt() (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}
 - [sound] alsa: timer: remove some dead code (Jaroslav Kysela) [1465998 1465999] {CVE-2017-1000380}

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 packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3315.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104947

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-3315.nasl

Version: 3.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/1/2017

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000380

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000380

RHSA: 2017:3315