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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2023-0951)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172026

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-0951 advisory.

 - proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Wander Lairson Costa) [2152580 2152581] {CVE-2022-4378}
 - proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Wander Lairson Costa) [2152580 2152581] {CVE-2022-4378}
 - netfilter: nft_payload: incorrect arithmetics when fetching VLAN header bits (Florian Westphal) [2161724 2161725] {CVE-2023-0179}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free caused by l2cap_reassemble_sdu (Ricardo Robaina) [2152929 2152931] {CVE-2022-3564}
 - i2c: ismt: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in ismt_access() (David Arcari) [2154859 2119067] {CVE-2022-2873}
 - NFSD: fix use-after-free in __nfs42_ssc_open() (Benjamin Coddington) [2152815 2152816] {CVE-2022-4379}

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-2023-0951.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172026

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-0951.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/1/2023

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2023-0179

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-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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, 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: 3/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2873, CVE-2022-3564, CVE-2022-4378, CVE-2022-4379, CVE-2023-0179