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Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4612)

high Nessus Plugin ID 124048

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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-2019-4612 advisory.

 - can: gw: ensure DLC boundaries after CAN frame modification (Oliver Hartkopp) [Orabug: 29215297] {CVE-2019-3701} {CVE-2019-3701}
 - exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file (YueHaibing) [Orabug: 29454858] {CVE-2019-8980}
 - net: crypto set sk to NULL when af_alg_release. (Mao Wenan) [Orabug: 29454874] {CVE-2019-8912}
 - mm: enforce min addr even if capable() in expand_downwards() (Jann Horn) [Orabug: 29501977] {CVE-2019-9213}
 - KVM: nVMX: unconditionally cancel preemption timer in free_nested (CVE-2019-7221) (Peter Shier) [Orabug: 29408638] {CVE-2019-7221}
 - KVM: x86: work around leak of uninitialized stack contents (CVE-2019-7222) (Paolo Bonzini) [Orabug:
 29408618] {CVE-2019-7222}
 - kvm: fix kvm_ioctl_create_device() reference counting (CVE-2019-6974) (Jann Horn) [Orabug: 29408541] {CVE-2019-6974}

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-2019-4612.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124048

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4612.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/15/2019

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8912

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6974

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: 4/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) rds_atomic_free_op NULL pointer dereference Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3701, CVE-2019-6974, CVE-2019-7221, CVE-2019-7222, CVE-2019-8912, CVE-2019-8980, CVE-2019-9213