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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1062)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 109113

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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-2018-1062 advisory.

 - [acpi] sbshc: remove raw pointer from printk() message (Baoquan He) [1547009] {CVE-2018-5750}
 - [media] v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c: refactor compat ioctl32 logic fixup (Jarod Wilson) [1548430] {CVE-2017-13166}
 - [kernel] futex: Prevent overflow by strengthen input validation (Joe Lawrence) [1547585] {CVE-2018-6927}
 - [media] v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c: refactor compat ioctl32 logic (Jarod Wilson) [1548430] {CVE-2017-13166}
 - [sound] alsa: seq: Fix use-after-free at creating a port (CVE-2017-15265) (Jaroslav Kysela) [1503381] {CVE-2017-15265}
 - [x86] kvm: fix singlestepping over syscall (Paolo Bonzini) [1464481] {CVE-2017-7518}
 - [net] netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: add more sanity tests on tcph->doff (Florian Westphal) [1543088] {CVE-2017-18017}
 - [sound] alsa: seq: Make ioctls race-free (CVE-2018-1000004) (Jaroslav Kysela) [1537203] {CVE-2018-1000004}
 - [x86] mm: Fix use-after-free of ldt_struct (Oleg Nesterov) [1543352] {CVE-2017-17053}
 - [net] netlink: Add netns check on taps (William Townsend) [1538738] {CVE-2017-17449}
 - [net] netfilter: xt_osf: Add missing permission checks (Florian Westphal) [1539230] {CVE-2017-17448}
 - [net] netfilter: nfnetlink_cthelper: Add missing permission checks (Florian Westphal) [1539230] {CVE-2017-17448}
 - [powerpc] kvm: book3s: Provide information about hardware/firmware CVE workarounds (Serhii Popovych) [1532077] {CVE-2017-5754}
 - [net] Fix double free and memory corruption in get_net_ns_by_id() (Aristeu Rozanski) [1531551] {CVE-2017-15129}
 - [media] xc2028: avoid use after free (Torez Smith) [1402893] {CVE-2016-7913}

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-2018-1062.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 109113

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-1062.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/18/2018

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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, 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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3672, CVE-2016-7913, CVE-2016-8633, CVE-2017-1000252, CVE-2017-1000407, CVE-2017-1000410, CVE-2017-12154, CVE-2017-12190, CVE-2017-13166, CVE-2017-14140, CVE-2017-15116, CVE-2017-15121, CVE-2017-15126, CVE-2017-15127, CVE-2017-15129, CVE-2017-15265, CVE-2017-17448, CVE-2017-17449, CVE-2017-17558, CVE-2017-18017, CVE-2017-18203, CVE-2017-7294, CVE-2017-8824, CVE-2017-9725, CVE-2018-1000004, CVE-2018-5750, CVE-2018-6927

RHSA: 2018:1062