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Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-10079)
high Nessus Plugin ID 168640
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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-2022-10079 advisory.- proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34883034] {CVE-2022-4378}
- proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34883034] {CVE-2022-4378}
- mISDN: fix use-after-free bugs in l1oip timer handlers (Duoming Zhou) [Orabug: 34719781] {CVE-2022-3565}
- io_uring/af_unix: defer registered files gc to io_uring release (Pavel Begunkov) [Orabug: 34743499] {CVE-2022-2602}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 168640
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-10079.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/12/2022
Updated: 10/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4378
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-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/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022