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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2024-0897)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191697

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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-2024-0897 advisory.

 - net: tls, update curr on splice as well (Sabrina Dubroca) [RHEL-22091 RHEL-19065] {CVE-2024-0646}
 - smb: client: fix potential OOB in smb2_dump_detail() (Scott Mayhew) [RHEL-21672 RHEL-19144] {CVE-2023-6610}
 - smb: client: fix potential OOB in cifs_dump_detail() (Scott Mayhew) [RHEL-21672 RHEL-19144] {CVE-2023-6610}
 - nvmet-tcp: Fix the H2C expected PDU len calculation (Maurizio Lombardi) [RHEL-22299 RHEL-22637 RHEL-22641 RHEL-19155 RHEL-19161 RHEL-19167] {CVE-2023-6535 CVE-2023-6356 CVE-2023-6536}
 - nvmet-tcp: remove boilerplate code (Maurizio Lombardi) [RHEL-22299 RHEL-22637 RHEL-22641 RHEL-19155 RHEL-19161 RHEL-19167] {CVE-2023-6535 CVE-2023-6356 CVE-2023-6536}
 - nvmet-tcp: fix a crash in nvmet_req_complete() (Maurizio Lombardi) [RHEL-22299 RHEL-22637 RHEL-22641 RHEL-19155 RHEL-19161 RHEL-19167] {CVE-2023-6535 CVE-2023-6356 CVE-2023-6536}
 - nvmet-tcp: Fix a kernel panic when host sends an invalid H2C PDU length (Maurizio Lombardi) [RHEL-22299 RHEL-22637 RHEL-22641 RHEL-19155 RHEL-19161 RHEL-19167] {CVE-2023-6535 CVE-2023-6356 CVE-2023-6536}
 - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: skip inactive elements during set walk (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-20698 RHEL-19721] {CVE-2023-6817}
 - smb: client: fix OOB in smbCalcSize() (Scott Mayhew) [RHEL-21662 RHEL-18990] {CVE-2023-6606}
 - HID: check empty report_list in hid_validate_values() (Desnes Nunes) [RHEL-19274 RHEL-19237] {CVE-2023-1073}
 - x86/sev: Check for user-space IOIO pointing to kernel space (Wander Lairson Costa) [RHEL-18014 RHEL-14978] {CVE-2023-46813}
 - x86/sev: Check IOBM for IOIO exceptions from user-space (Wander Lairson Costa) [RHEL-18014 RHEL-14978] {CVE-2023-46813}
 - x86/sev: Disable MMIO emulation from user mode (Wander Lairson Costa) [RHEL-18014 RHEL-14978] {CVE-2023-46813}

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-2024-0897.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191697

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0897.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/7/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

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-2024-0646

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-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:9:baseos_patch

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: 3/6/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-1073, CVE-2023-1838, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2176, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-4921, CVE-2023-5717, CVE-2023-6356, CVE-2023-6535, CVE-2023-6536, CVE-2023-6606, CVE-2023-6610, CVE-2023-6817, CVE-2024-0646