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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2024-12682)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207914

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12682 advisory.

 - dmaengine: idxd: add a write() method for applications to submit work (Nikhil Rao) [Orabug: 36770955] {CVE-2024-21823}
 - dmaengine: idxd: add a new security check to deal with a hardware erratum (Arjan van de Ven) [Orabug:
 36770955] {CVE-2024-21823}
 - VFIO: Add the SPR_DSA and SPR_IAX devices to the denylist (Arjan van de Ven) [Orabug: 36770955] {CVE-2024-21823}

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-2024-12682.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207914

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-12682.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2024

Updated: 9/30/2024

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:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42159

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_patch, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::uekr7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container-debug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::uekr7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core

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: 9/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52532, CVE-2023-52626, CVE-2024-21823, CVE-2024-26587, CVE-2024-26742, CVE-2024-26746, CVE-2024-26858, CVE-2024-35991, CVE-2024-36281, CVE-2024-36890, CVE-2024-36907, CVE-2024-36920, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-38629, CVE-2024-41022, CVE-2024-42159, CVE-2024-42272, CVE-2024-42286, CVE-2024-42287, CVE-2024-42288, CVE-2024-42289, CVE-2024-44952