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Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2020-3548)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 180955

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-3548 advisory.

 [2.6.32-754.33.1.OL6]
 - Update genkey [bug 25599697]

 [2.6.32-754.33.1]
 - [message] scsi: mptscsih: Fix read sense data size (Tomas Henzl) [1824907]

 [2.6.32-754.32.1]
 - [wireless] libertas: make lbs_ibss_join_existing() return error code on rates overflow (Jarod Wilson) [1776569]
 - [wireless] libertas: don't exit from lbs_ibss_join_existing() with RCU read lock held (Jarod Wilson) [1776569]
 - [wireless] libertas: Fix two buffer overflows at parsing bss descriptor (Jarod Wilson) [1776569]
 - [security] keys: Protect request_key() against a type with no match function (Patrick Talbert) [1433220] {CVE-2017-2647}

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-2020-3548.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 180955

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-3548.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, 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: 8/26/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2647, CVE-2019-14896