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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2024-1249)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192390

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-1249 advisory.

 - debug: lock down kgdb [Orabug: 34270798] {CVE-2022-21499}
 - sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier (Wander Lairson Costa) [RHEL-26402] {CVE-2024-26602}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: reject QUEUE/DROP verdict parameters (Florian Westphal) [RHEL-23500] {CVE-2024-1086}
 - igb: set max size RX buffer when store bad packet is enabled (Wander Lairson Costa) [RHEL-15181] {CVE-2023-45871}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix l2cap_global_chan_by_psm (David Marlin) [RHEL-2742] {CVE-2022-42896}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix accepting connection request for invalid SPSM (David Marlin) [RHEL-2742] {CVE-2022-42896}
 - Bluetooth: Use separate L2CAP LE credit based connection result values (David Marlin) [RHEL-2742] {CVE-2022-42896}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix L2CAP_CR_SCID_IN_USE value (David Marlin) [RHEL-2742] {CVE-2022-42896}
 - net: sched: sch_qfq: Fix UAF in qfq_dequeue() (Davide Caratti) [RHEL-14397] {CVE-2023-4921}
 - fbcon: set_con2fb_map needs to set con2fb_map! (Jocelyn Falempe) [RHEL-1204] {CVE-2023-38409}

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-2024-1249.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192390

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-1249.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/21/2024

Updated: 9/21/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, cpe:/a:oracle:exadata_dbserver:22.1.22.0.0::ol7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::optional_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7:9: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: 3/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42896, CVE-2023-38409, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4921, CVE-2024-1086, CVE-2024-26602