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Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2018-4270)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118861

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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-2018-4270 advisory.

 - scsi: sg: mitigate read/write abuse (Jann Horn) [Orabug: 28824731] {CVE-2017-13168}
 - infiniband: fix a possible use-after-free bug (Cong Wang) [Orabug: 28774511] {CVE-2018-14734}
 - x86/speculation: Unconditionally fill RSB on context switch (Alejandro Jimenez) [Orabug: 28631576] {CVE-2018-15572}
 - arm64: KVM: Sanitize PSTATE.M when being set from userspace (Marc Zyngier) [Orabug: 28762424] {CVE-2018-18021}
 - arm64: KVM: Tighten guest core register access from userspace (Dave Martin) [Orabug: 28762424] {CVE-2018-18021}
 - mm: get rid of vmacache_flush_all() entirely (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 28700955] {CVE-2018-17182}
 - btrfs: validate type when reading a chunk (Gu Jinxiang) [Orabug: 28700851] {CVE-2018-14611}
 - btrfs: Check that each block group has corresponding chunk at mount time (Qu Wenruo) [Orabug: 28700872] {CVE-2018-14610}

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-2018-4270.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118861

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-4270.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2018

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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-2018-17182

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 11/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13168, CVE-2018-14610, CVE-2018-14611, CVE-2018-14734, CVE-2018-15572, CVE-2018-17182, CVE-2018-18021