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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4689)
high Nessus Plugin ID 125966
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4689 advisory.- tcp: enforce tcp_min_snd_mss in tcp_mtu_probing() (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 29886601] {CVE-2019-11477}
- tcp: add tcp_min_snd_mss sysctl (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 29884308] {CVE-2019-11479}
- tcp: tcp_fragment() should apply sane memory limits (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 29884308] {CVE-2019-11478}
- tcp: fix fack_count accounting on tcp_shift_skb_data() (Joao Martins) [Orabug: 29890843] {CVE-2019-11477}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 125966
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-4689.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/18/2019
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: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11477
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11479
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2019