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Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5569)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134645

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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-2020-5569 advisory.

 - mwifiex: fix unbalanced locking in mwifiex_process_country_ie() (Brian Norris) [Orabug: 30781858] {CVE-2019-14895}
 - mwifiex: fix possible heap overflow in mwifiex_process_country_ie() (Ganapathi Bhat) [Orabug: 30781858] {CVE-2019-14895} {CVE-2019-14895}
 - drm/i915: Fix use-after-free when destroying GEM context (Tyler Hicks) [Orabug: 30860457] {CVE-2020-7053}
 - media: b2c2-flexcop-usb: add sanity checking (Oliver Neukum) [Orabug: 30864532] {CVE-2019-15291}
 - mwifiex: Fix heap overflow in mmwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame() (qize wang) [Orabug: 30819438] {CVE-2019-14901}
 - drm/i915/gen9: Clear residual context state on context switch (Akeem G Abodunrin) [Orabug: 30773852] {CVE-2019-14615} {CVE-2019-14615}

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-2020-5569.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134645

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-5569.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/18/2020

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14901

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14615, CVE-2019-14895, CVE-2019-14901, CVE-2019-15291, CVE-2020-7053