Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4570)

high Nessus Plugin ID 122802

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-2019-4570 advisory.

- mm: cleancache: fix corruption on missed inode invalidation (Pavel Tikhomirov) [Orabug: 29364665] {CVE-2018-16862}
- btrfs: Verify that every chunk has corresponding block group at mount time (Qu Wenruo) [Orabug:
29355254] {CVE-2018-14612}
- btrfs: relocation: Only remove reloc rb_trees if reloc control has been initialized (Qu Wenruo) [Orabug: 29301101] {CVE-2018-14609}
- bnx2x: disable GSO where gso_size is too big for hardware (Daniel Axtens) [Orabug: 29125104] {CVE-2018-1000026}
- net: create skb_gso_validate_mac_len() (Daniel Axtens) [Orabug: 29125104] {CVE-2018-1000026}

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-2019-4570.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122802

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4570.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/13/2019

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14612

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000026

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1000026, CVE-2018-14609, CVE-2018-14612