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Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9728)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 164296

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9728 advisory.

 [4.14.35-2047.516.2.1]
 - rds: copy_from_user only once per rds_sendmsg system call (Hans Westgaard Ry) [Orabug: 33981856] {CVE-2022-21385}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2022-9728.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 164296

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9728.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/19/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21385

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug

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: 8/19/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21385