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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2022-7683)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167577

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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-2022-7683 advisory.

 - x86/speculation: Add LFENCE to RSB fill sequence (Waiman Long) [2115080] {CVE-2022-26373}
 - x86/speculation: Add RSB VM Exit protections (Waiman Long) [2115080] {CVE-2022-26373}
 - net_sched: cls_route: remove from list when handle is 0 (Felix Maurer) [2116328] {CVE-2022-2588}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: do not allow RULE_ID to refer to another chain (Florian Westphal) [2116356] {CVE-2022-2586}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: do not allow SET_ID to refer to another table (Florian Westphal) [2116356] {CVE-2022-2586}
 - netfilter: nf_queue: do not allow packet truncation below transport header offset (Florian Westphal) [2116159] {CVE-2022-36946}

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-2022-7683.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167577

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-7683.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/16/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29581

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 v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 8.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1055

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: 11/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-36516, CVE-2020-36558, CVE-2021-30002, CVE-2021-3640, CVE-2022-0168, CVE-2022-0617, CVE-2022-0854, CVE-2022-1016, CVE-2022-1048, CVE-2022-1055, CVE-2022-1184, CVE-2022-1852, CVE-2022-20368, CVE-2022-2078, CVE-2022-21499, CVE-2022-23960, CVE-2022-24448, CVE-2022-2586, CVE-2022-26373, CVE-2022-2639, CVE-2022-27950, CVE-2022-28390, CVE-2022-28893, CVE-2022-2938, CVE-2022-29581, CVE-2022-36946