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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2022-0620)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158268

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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-2022-0620 advisory.

 - drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy (Dave Airlie) [2047597] {CVE-2022-22942}
 - fix regression in 'epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list' (Carlos Maiolino) [2042760] {CVE-2020-0466}
 - epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list (Carlos Maiolino) [2042760] {CVE-2020-0466}
 - drm/i915: Flush TLBs before releasing backing store (Dave Airlie) [2044319] {CVE-2022-0330}
 - af_unix: fix garbage collect vs MSG_PEEK (William Zhao) [2031970] {CVE-2021-0920}
 - Bluetooth: fix the erroneous flush_work() order (Chris von Recklinghausen) [1964556] {CVE-2021-3564}
 - HID: core: Sanitize event code and type when mapping input (Aristeu Rozanski) [1920848] {CVE-2020-0465}
 - Bluetooth: use correct lock to prevent UAF of hdev object (Chris von Recklinghausen) [1968211] {CVE-2021-3573}

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-2022-0620.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158268

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-0620.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/23/2022

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3752

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22942

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, 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: 2/23/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (vmwgfx Driver File Descriptor Handling Priv Esc)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0465, CVE-2020-0466, CVE-2021-0920, CVE-2021-3564, CVE-2021-3573, CVE-2021-3752, CVE-2021-4155, CVE-2022-0330, CVE-2022-22942