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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2023-7549)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186522

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-7549 advisory.

 - media: dvb-core: Fix use-after-free due to race at dvb_register_device() (Mauro Carvalho Chehab) {CVE-2022-45884}
 - cifs: Fix UAF in cifs_demultiplex_thread() (Zhang Xiaoxu) {CVE-2023-1192}
 - nvmet-tcp: Fix a possible UAF in queue intialization setup (Sagi Grimberg) {CVE-2023-5178}
 - net: tun: fix bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled (Ziyang Xuan) {CVE-2023-3812}
 - bpf: Fix incorrect verifier pruning due to missing register precision taints (Daniel Borkmann) (Andrii Nakryiko) {CVE-2023-2163}
 - media: dvb-core: Fix use-after-free due to race condition at dvb_ca_en50221 (Hyunwoo Kim) {CVE-2022-45919}
 - media: dvb-core: Fix use-after-free due on race condition at dvb_net (Hyunwoo Kim} {CVE-2022-45886}

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-2023-7549.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186522

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-7549.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/2/2023

Updated: 11/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5178

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, 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: 12/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45884, CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45919, CVE-2023-1192, CVE-2023-2163, CVE-2023-3812, CVE-2023-5178