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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2024-12806)
high Nessus Plugin ID 210371
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-12806 advisory.- vt_ioctl: fix array_index_nospec in vt_setactivate (Jakob Koschel) [Orabug: 37101899] {CVE-2022-48804}
- tty: vt_ioctl: fix potential Spectre v1 (Gustavo A. R. Silva) [Orabug: 37101899] {CVE-2022-48804}
- USB: core: Fix hang in usb_kill_urb by adding memory barriers (Alan Stern) [Orabug: 37101883] {CVE-2022-48760}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 210371
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-12806.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/5/2024
Updated: 11/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6606
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:6:10:uekr4_els, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:7::uekr4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2022