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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2021-2570)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151218

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-2570 advisory.

 - Bluetooth: verify AMP hci_chan before amp_destroy (Gopal Tiwari) [1962544 1962546] {CVE-2021-33034}
 - redhat/configs: Add CONFIG_SYSTEM_REVOCATION_KEYS and CONFIG_SYSTEM_REVOCATION_LIST (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}
 - certs: add 'x509_revocation_list' to gitignore (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}
 - integrity: Load mokx variables into the blacklist keyring (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}
 - certs: Add ability to preload revocation certs (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}
 - certs: Move load_system_certificate_list to a common function (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}
 - certs: Add EFI_CERT_X509_GUID support for dbx entries (Vladis Dronov) [1965270 1893793] {CVE-2020-26541}

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-2021-2570.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151218

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-2570.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/1/2021

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26541

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33034

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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: 7/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26541, CVE-2021-33034