Detections
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Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9565)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155680
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 / 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-9565 advisory.- LTS tag: v5.4.142 (Jack Vogel) {CVE-2021-3653} {CVE-2021-3656}
- KVM: nSVM: always intercept VMLOAD/VMSAVE when nested (CVE-2021-3656) (Maxim Levitsky)
- crypto: ccp - fix resource leaks in ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() (Dan Carpenter) [Orabug: 33406845] {CVE-2021-3744}
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 kernel-uek-container and / or kernel-uek-container-debug packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155680
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-9565.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/23/2021
Updated: 10/22/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3656
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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-container, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container-debug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8
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: 11/23/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021