Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2023-12914)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183270

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-12914 advisory.

[5.4.17-2136.323.8.2.el7]
- netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: avoid OOB read (Wander Lairson Costa) [Orabug: 35824307]
- netfilter: xt_sctp: validate the flag_info count (Wander Lairson Costa) [Orabug: 35824307]
- netfilter: xt_u32: validate user space input (Wander Lairson Costa) [Orabug: 35824307]
- netfilter: ipset: add the missing IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NET0 macro for ip_set_hash_netportnet.c (Kyle Zeng) [Orabug: 35824307] {CVE-2023-42753}

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 kernel-uek-container and / or kernel-uek-container-debug packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183270

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-12914.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2023

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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container-debug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::uekr6

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: 10/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-42753

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