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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5879)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141367

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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-2020-5879 advisory.

 - USB: serial: omninet: fix reference leaks at open (Mark Nicholson) [Orabug: 30484762] {CVE-2017-8925}
 - GFS2: don't set rgrp gl_object until it's inserted into rgrp tree (Bob Peterson) [Orabug: 30254252] {CVE-2016-10905}
 - GFS2: Fix rgrp end rounding problem for bsize < page size (Bob Peterson) [Orabug: 30254252] {CVE-2016-10905}
 - GFS2: Use range based functions for rgrp sync/invalidation (Steven Whitehouse) [Orabug: 30254252] {CVE-2016-10905}
 - fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c: Fix a NULL pointer dereference (YueHaibing) [Orabug: 30732940] {CVE-2019-20054}
 - fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c: fix NULL pointer dereference in put_links (YueHaibing) [Orabug: 30732940] {CVE-2019-20054}
 - scsi: libsas: stop discovering if oob mode is disconnected (Jason Yan) [Orabug: 30770914] {CVE-2019-19965}
 - ath9k_htc: release allocated buffer if timed out (Navid Emamdoost) [Orabug: 31351573] {CVE-2019-19073}
 - USB: serial: io_ti: fix information leak in completion handler (Johan Hovold) [Orabug: 31352085] {CVE-2017-8924}
 - mm/hugetlb: fix a race between hugetlb sysctl handlers (Muchun Song) [Orabug: 31884241] {CVE-2020-25285}

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-2020-5879.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141367

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-5879.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2020

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-10905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.50.1.el7uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.50.1.el6uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 10/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10905, CVE-2017-8924, CVE-2017-8925, CVE-2019-19073, CVE-2019-19965, CVE-2019-20054, CVE-2020-14314, CVE-2020-25285

BID: 98451, 98462