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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-6997)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207776

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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-2024-6997 advisory.

 - ARM: 9359/1: flush: check if the folio is reserved for no-mapping addresses (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-42783] {CVE-2024-26947}
 - tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_receive() (Steve Best) [RHEL-40517 RHEL-39354] {CVE-2024-36016}
 - uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open (Ricardo Robaina) [RHEL-41275 RHEL-26233] {CVE-2023-52439}
 - gpiolib: cdev: Fix use after free in lineinfo_changed_notify (Steve Best) [RHEL-43192 RHEL-39849] {CVE-2024-36899}
 - wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-51287 RHEL-51285] {CVE-2024-41071}
 - Input: cyapa - add missing input core locking to suspend/resume functions (cki-backport-bot) [RHEL-44455] {CVE-2023-52884}
 - bpf, sockmap: Prevent lock inversion deadlock in map delete elem (Felix Maurer) [RHEL-41479 RHEL-30107] {CVE-2024-35895}
 - scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of fcport (Nilesh Javali) [RHEL-39547 RHEL-40034 RHEL-25184 RHEL-35020] {CVE-2024-26929}
 - scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer (Nilesh Javali) [RHEL-39547 RHEL-41325 RHEL-25184 RHEL-35016] {CVE-2024-26930}
 - scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull (Nilesh Javali) [RHEL-39547 RHEL-40029 RHEL-25184 RHEL-35012] {CVE-2024-26931}
 - net, sunrpc: Remap EPERM in case of connection failure in xs_tcp_setup_socket (Benjamin Coddington) [RHEL-53708 RHEL-53004] {CVE-2024-42246}
 - wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-52368] {CVE-2024-42225}
 - cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference (cki-backport-bot) [RHEL-44145] {CVE-2024-38573}
 - ring-buffer: Fix a race between readers and resize checks (cki-backport-bot) [RHEL-43920] {CVE-2024-38601}
 - fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized (Rafael Aquini) [RHEL-35617 RHEL-35022] {CVE-2024-27022}
 - ACPICA: Revert 'ACPICA: avoid Info: mapping multiple BARs. Your kernel is fine.' (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-48393 RHEL-48391] {CVE-2024-40984}
 - KVM: x86/mmu: x86: Don't overflow lpage_info when checking attributes (Maxim Levitsky) [RHEL-41345 RHEL-32430] {CVE-2024-26991}
 - net/sched: act_mirred: don't override retval if we already lost the skb (Davide Caratti) [RHEL-42644 RHEL-31724] {CVE-2024-26739}
 - cpufreq: exit() callback is optional (cki-backport-bot) [RHEL-43848] {CVE-2024-38615}
 - gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-44157 RHEL-44155] {CVE-2024-38570}
 - gfs2: simplify gdlm_put_lock with out_free label (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-44157 RHEL-44155] {CVE-2024-38570}
 - gfs2: Remove ill-placed consistency check (Andreas Gruenbacher) [RHEL-44157 RHEL-44155] {CVE-2024-38570}

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-2024-6997.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207776

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-6997.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/26/2024

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42225

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-41071

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52884, CVE-2024-26739, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-26930, CVE-2024-26931, CVE-2024-26947, CVE-2024-26991, CVE-2024-27022, CVE-2024-35895, CVE-2024-36016, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-38562, CVE-2024-38570, CVE-2024-38573, CVE-2024-38601, CVE-2024-38615, CVE-2024-40984, CVE-2024-41071, CVE-2024-42225, CVE-2024-42246