Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12858)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182795

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-2023-12858 advisory.

- netfilter: ipset: add the missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro for ip_set_hash_netportnet.c (Kyle Zeng) [Orabug: 35824286] {CVE-2023-42753}
- rds: Fix lack of reentrancy for connection reset with dst addr zero (Hakon Bugge) [Orabug: 35655833] {CVE-2023-22024}
- x86/CPU/AMD: Fix the DIV(0) initial fix attempt (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 35776935] {CVE-2023-20588}
- x86/CPU/AMD: Do not leak quotient data after a division by 0 (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 35776935] {CVE-2023-20588}

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-2023-12858.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182795

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-12858.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

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-2023-42753

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-uek-container, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::developer_uekr7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:2:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::uekr7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container-debug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::uekr7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::developer_uekr7

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: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20588, CVE-2023-22024, CVE-2023-42753