Detections
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Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2023-1822)
high Nessus Plugin ID 179867
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-1822 advisory.- proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Linus Torvalds) {CVE-2022-4378} [Orabug: 35304147]
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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: 179867
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-1822.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/15/2023
Updated: 10/24/2024
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
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: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:6:10:els, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
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: 8/11/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-4378