Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-4349)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201990

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-2024-4349 advisory.

- xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle (Vitaly Kuznetsov) [RHEL-37626 RHEL-36573] {CVE-2024-27393}
- net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (Kamal Heib) [RHEL-38972 RHEL-37093] {CVE-2023-52667}
- crypto: qat - Fix ADF_DEV_RESET_SYNC memory leak (Vladis Dronov) [RHEL-38546 RHEL-35816] {CVE-2024-26974}
- crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (Vladis Dronov) [RHEL-38546 RHEL-35816] {CVE-2024-26974}
- net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context (Kamal Heib) [RHEL-34050 RHEL-30492] {CVE-2023-52626}
- Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset (David Marlin) [RHEL-33913 RHEL-31828] {CVE-2024-26801}
- net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [RHEL-38933 RHEL-37707] {CVE-2021-47400}
- net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (Kamal Heib) [RHEL-38954 RHEL-37422] {CVE-2024-35960}
- smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server() (Jay Shin) [RHEL-28943 RHEL-40177 RHEL-37273 RHEL-7986] {CVE-2024-35870}

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-2024-4349.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 201990

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-4349.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/9/2024

Updated: 11/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52626

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-35960

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, 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-uki-virt, 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:kernel-uki-virt, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_patch, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:4:appstream_patch, 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/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47400, CVE-2023-52626, CVE-2023-52667, CVE-2024-26801, CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-27393, CVE-2024-35870, CVE-2024-35960