Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-0461)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191728

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-0461 advisory.

- nfp: fix use-after-free in area_cache_get() (Ricardo Robaina) [RHEL-19456 RHEL-19536 RHEL-6566 RHEL-7241] {CVE-2022-3545}
- fbcon: set_con2fb_map needs to set con2fb_map! (Jocelyn Falempe) [RHEL-1106 RHEL-1109 RHEL-12930 RHEL-13899] {CVE-2023-38409}
- fbcon: Fix error paths in set_con2fb_map (Jocelyn Falempe) [RHEL-1106 RHEL-1109 RHEL-12930 RHEL-13899] {CVE-2023-38409}
- net: tun: fix bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled (Ricardo Robaina) [RHEL-12495 RHEL-12496 RHEL-7186 RHEL-7264] {CVE-2023-3812}
- netfilter: nf_tables: skip immediate deactivate in _PREPARE_ERROR (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-10536 RHEL-10538 RHEL-10537 RHEL-10539] {CVE-2023-4015}
- dpll: sanitize possible null pointer dereference in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-19677 RHEL-19095] {CVE-2023-6679}
- dpll: Fix potential msg memleak when genlmsg_put_reply failed (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-19677 RHEL-19095] {CVE-2023-6679}
- Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_sock_ready_cb (Bastien Nocera) [RHEL-19003 RHEL-2717] {CVE-2023-40283}

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191728

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-0461.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

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: 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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, 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: 3/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-36402, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2176, CVE-2023-3777, CVE-2023-3812, CVE-2023-38409, CVE-2023-4015, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-42753, CVE-2023-4622, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-5178, CVE-2023-5633, CVE-2023-6679

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