Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2023-1091)

high Nessus Plugin ID 172260

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-1091 advisory.

- debug: lock down kgdb [Orabug: 34270798] {CVE-2022-21499}
- Revert 'openvswitch: fix flow actions reallocation' (Rado Vrbovsky) [2141780] {CVE-2022-2639}
- Revert 'openvswitch: fix OOB access in reserve_sfa_size()' (Rado Vrbovsky) [2141780] {CVE-2022-2639}
- mm/rmap: Fix anon_vma->degree ambiguity leading to double-reuse (Rafael Aquini) [2138620] {CVE-2022-42703}
- mm, rmap: handle anon_vma_prepare() common case inline (Rafael Aquini) [2138620] {CVE-2022-42703}
- proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Wander Lairson Costa) [2152565] {CVE-2022-4378}
- proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Wander Lairson Costa) [2152565] {CVE-2022-4378}
- fs: move S_ISGID stripping into the vfs_*() helpers (Andrey Albershteyn) [2159946] {CVE-2018-13405 CVE-2021-4037}
- fs: Add missing umask strip in vfs_tmpfile (Andrey Albershteyn) [2159946] {CVE-2018-13405 CVE-2021-4037}
- fs: add mode_strip_sgid() helper (Andrey Albershteyn) [2159946] {CVE-2018-13405 CVE-2021-4037}
- openvswitch: fix OOB access in reserve_sfa_size() (Rado Vrbovsky) [2141780] {CVE-2022-2639}
- openvswitch: fix flow actions reallocation (Rado Vrbovsky) [2141780] {CVE-2022-2639}

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-2023-1091.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172260

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-1091.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/8/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, 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

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: 3/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42703, CVE-2022-4378