Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-0151)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106364

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-0151 advisory.

- [powerpc] spinlock: add gmb memory barrier (Jon Masters) [1519788 1519786] {CVE-2017-5753}
- [powerpc] Prevent Meltdown attack with L1-D$ flush (Jon Masters) [1519800 1519801] {CVE-2017-5754}
- [s390] add ppa to system call and program check path (Jon Masters) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [s390] spinlock: add gmb memory barrier (Jon Masters) [1519788 1519786] {CVE-2017-5753}
- [s390] introduce CPU alternatives (Jon Masters) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] kaiser/efi: unbreak tboot (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1532989 1519798 1531559] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] spec_ctrl: don't call ptrace_has_cap in the IBPB ctx switch optimization (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] kaiser/efi: unbreak EFI old_memmap (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] cpuidle_idle_call: fix double local_irq_enable() (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] entry: Invoke TRACE_IRQS_IRETQ in paranoid_userspace_restore_all (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] cpu: fix get_scattered_cpu_leaf sorting part #2 (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}
- [x86] spec_ctrl: show added cpuid flags in /proc/cpuinfo after late microcode update (Andrea Arcangeli) [1519795 1519798] {CVE-2017-5715}

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-0151.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106364

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-0151.nasl

Version: 3.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/26/2018

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8539

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15649

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/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8539, CVE-2017-12192, CVE-2017-12193, CVE-2017-15649, CVE-2017-7472

IAVA: 2018-A-0019, 2018-A-0020

RHSA: 2018:0151