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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1318)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109665

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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-2018-1318 advisory.

 - [x86] kvm: fix icebp instruction handling (Paolo Bonzini) [1566849 1566845] {CVE-2018-1087}
 - [x86] entry/64: Don't use IST entry for #BP stack (Paolo Bonzini) [1567084 1567083] {CVE-2018-8897}
 - [kernel] perf/hwbp: Simplify the perf-hwbp code, fix documentation (Eugene Syromiatnikov) [1569878 1569874] {CVE-2018-1000199}
 - [powerpc] tm: Flush TM only if CPU has TM feature (David Gibson) [1563773 1544676] {CVE-2018-1091}
 - [net] netfilter: ebtables: fix erroneous reject of last rule (Florian Westphal) [1552366 1552370] {CVE-2018-1068}
 - [net] netfilter: ebtables: CONFIG_COMPAT: don't trust userland offsets (Florian Westphal) [1552366 1552370] {CVE-2018-1068}
 - [net] netfilter: bridge: ebt_among: add more missing match size checks (Florian Westphal) [1552366 1552370] {CVE-2018-1068}
 - [net] netfilter: bridge: ebt_among: add missing match size checks (Florian Westphal) [1552366 1552370] {CVE-2018-1068}

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-2018-1318.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109665

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-1318.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/10/2018

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2017

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Microsoft Windows POP/MOV SS Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16939, CVE-2018-1000199, CVE-2018-1068, CVE-2018-1087, CVE-2018-1091, CVE-2018-8897

RHSA: 2018:1318