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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5670)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136388

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5670 advisory.

 - brcmfmac: add subtype check for event handling in data path (John Donnelly) [Orabug: 30776354] {CVE-2019-9503}
 - mwifiex: pcie: Fix memory leak in mwifiex_pcie_alloc_cmdrsp_buf (Navid Emamdoost) [Orabug: 31246302] {CVE-2019-19056}
 - drm/vmwgfx: limit the number of mip levels in vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl() (Vladis Dronov) [Orabug:
 31262557] {CVE-2017-7346}
 - i40e: Increment the driver version for FW API update (Jack Vogel) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Update FW API version to 1.9 (Piotr Azarewicz) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Changed maximum supported FW API version to 1.8 (Adam Ludkiewicz) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Stop dropping 802.1ad tags - eth proto 0x88a8 (Scott Peterson) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: fix reading LLDP configuration (Mariusz Stachura) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Add capability flag for stopping FW LLDP (Krzysztof Galazka) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: refactor FW version checking (Mitch Williams) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: shutdown all IRQs and disable MSI-X when suspended (Jacob Keller) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: prevent service task from running while we're suspended (Jacob Keller) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: don't clear suspended state until we finish resuming (Jacob Keller) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: use newer generic PM support instead of legacy PM callbacks (Jacob Keller) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: use separate state bit for miscellaneous IRQ setup (Jacob Keller) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: fix for flow director counters not wrapping as expected (Mariusz Stachura) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: relax warning message in case of version mismatch (Mariusz Stachura) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: simplify member variable accesses (Sudheer Mogilappagari) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Fix link down message when interface is brought up (Sudheer Mogilappagari) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - i40e: Fix unqualified module message while bringing link up (Sudheer Mogilappagari) [Orabug: 31051191] {CVE-2019-0140} {CVE-2019-0139} {CVE-2019-0144}
 - HID: Fix assumption that devices have inputs (Alan Stern) [Orabug: 31208622] {CVE-2019-19532}
 - vgacon: Fix a UAF in vgacon_invert_region (Zhang Xiaoxu) [Orabug: 31143947] {CVE-2020-8649} {CVE-2020-8647} {CVE-2020-8647} {CVE-2020-8649} {CVE-2020-8649} {CVE-2020-8647}
 - HID: hiddev: do cleanup in failure of opening a device (Hillf Danton) [Orabug: 31206360] {CVE-2019-19527}
 - HID: hiddev: avoid opening a disconnected device (Hillf Danton) [Orabug: 31206360] {CVE-2019-19527}
 - USB: adutux: fix use-after-free on disconnect (Johan Hovold) [Orabug: 31233769] {CVE-2019-19523}
 - vt: selection, push sel_lock up (Jiri Slaby) [Orabug: 30923298] {CVE-2020-8648}
 - vt: selection, push console lock down (Jiri Slaby) [Orabug: 30923298] {CVE-2020-8648}
 - vt: selection, close sel_buffer race (Jiri Slaby) [Orabug: 30923298] {CVE-2020-8648} {CVE-2020-8648}
 - mwifiex: Fix three heap overflow at parsing element in cfg80211_ap_settings (Wen Huang) [Orabug:
 31104481] {CVE-2019-14814} {CVE-2019-14815} {CVE-2019-14816} {CVE-2019-14814} {CVE-2019-14815} {CVE-2019-14816}
 - rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy (Kangjie Lu) [Orabug: 30770962] {CVE-2016-5244}
 - floppy: check FDC index for errors before assigning it (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 31067516] {CVE-2020-9383}

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-2020-5670.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136388

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-5670.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/7/2020

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9503

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0140

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 5/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5244, CVE-2017-7346, CVE-2019-0139, CVE-2019-0140, CVE-2019-0144, CVE-2019-14814, CVE-2019-14815, CVE-2019-14816, CVE-2019-19056, CVE-2019-19523, CVE-2019-19527, CVE-2019-19532, CVE-2019-9503, CVE-2020-11494, CVE-2020-8647, CVE-2020-8648, CVE-2020-8649, CVE-2020-9383