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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12017)
high Nessus Plugin ID 169924
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-12017 advisory.- proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34882775] {CVE-2022-4378}
- proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34882775] {CVE-2022-4378}
- Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix attempting to access uninitialized memory (Luiz Augusto von Dentz) {CVE-2022-42895}
- Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix accepting connection request for invalid SPSM (Luiz Augusto von Dentz) {CVE-2022-42896}
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: 169924
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-12017.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/12/2023
Updated: 10/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42896
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2022