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Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2022-9781)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165087

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9781 advisory.

 - epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list (Al Viro) {CVE-2020-0466} [Orabug: 34086960]
 - fix regression in 'epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list (Al Viro) {CVE-2021-1048} [Orabug: 34086960]
 - af_unix: fix garbage collect vs MSG_PEEK (Miklos Szeredi) {CVE-2021-0920} [Orabug: 34086960]
 - xfs: map unwritten blocks in XFS_IOC_{ALLOC,FREE}SP just like fallocate (Darrick J. Wong) {CVE-2021-4155} [Orabug: 34086960]
 - cgroup-v1: Require capabilities to set release_agent (Waiman Long) {CVE-2022-0492} [Orabug: 34086960]
 - [kernel] futex: Use pi_state_update_owner() in put_pi_state() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
 - [kernel] futex: Handle faults correctly for PI futexes (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
 - [kernel] futex: Provide and use pi_state_update_owner() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347}[Orabug: 33150734]
 - [kernel] futex: Replace pointless printk in fixup_owner() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
 - [kernel] futex: Ensure the correct return value from futex_lock_pi() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
 - [drm] drm/i915/guc: Disable firmware loading on i915 option (Dave Airlie) [1930246] {CVE-2020-12362} [Orabug: 33150734]
 - seq_file: disallow extremely large seq buffer allocations (CVE-2021-33909) (Eric Sandeen) [Orabug:
 33137331]
 - x86_32, entry: Do syscall exit work on badsys (CVE-2014-4508) (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 32148837]

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-2022-9781.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165087

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9781.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/14/2022

Updated: 10/24/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0466

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0492

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-firmware, 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, 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: 9/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2020

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

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Docker cgroups Container Escape)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0466, CVE-2021-0920, CVE-2021-4155, CVE-2022-0492