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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20095)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215966

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-2025-20095 advisory.

 - macsec: Fix use-after-free while sending the offloading packet (Jianbo Liu) [Orabug: 37268700] {CVE-2024-50261}
 - net/mlx5e: Fix CT entry update leaks of modify header context (Chris Mi) [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-43864}
 - net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload (Moshe Shemesh) [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-42268}
 - mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file (Aleksandr Mishin) [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-42138}
 - mlxsw: spectrum_buffers: Fix memory corruptions on Spectrum-4 systems (Ido Schimmel) [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-42073}
 - net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail (Aleksandr Mishin) [Orabug:
 36948578] {CVE-2024-40939}
 - net/mlx5: Always stop health timer during driver removal (Shay Drory) [Orabug: 36948578] {CVE-2024-40906}

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-2025-20095.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215966

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-20095.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/11/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56766

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::developer_uekr7, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, 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:9:5: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, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::developer_uekr7

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: 2/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26595, CVE-2024-38538, CVE-2024-38556, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-40906, CVE-2024-40939, CVE-2024-41080, CVE-2024-42073, CVE-2024-42138, CVE-2024-42268, CVE-2024-42315, CVE-2024-43864, CVE-2024-44940, CVE-2024-44949, CVE-2024-46809, CVE-2024-46841, CVE-2024-46871, CVE-2024-47730, CVE-2024-49950, CVE-2024-49974, CVE-2024-49996, CVE-2024-49998, CVE-2024-50036, CVE-2024-50055, CVE-2024-50121, CVE-2024-50241, CVE-2024-50261, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-50265, CVE-2024-50267, CVE-2024-50268, CVE-2024-50269, CVE-2024-50273, CVE-2024-50275, CVE-2024-50278, CVE-2024-50279, CVE-2024-50282, CVE-2024-50283, CVE-2024-50287, CVE-2024-50290, CVE-2024-50292, CVE-2024-50295, CVE-2024-50296, CVE-2024-50299, CVE-2024-50301, CVE-2024-50302, CVE-2024-53052, CVE-2024-53061, CVE-2024-53063, CVE-2024-53066, CVE-2024-53073, CVE-2024-53088, CVE-2024-53096, CVE-2024-53099, CVE-2024-53101, CVE-2024-53103, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53112, CVE-2024-53113, CVE-2024-53119, CVE-2024-53120, CVE-2024-53122, CVE-2024-53125, CVE-2024-53129, CVE-2024-53130, CVE-2024-53131, CVE-2024-53135, CVE-2024-53140, CVE-2024-53141, CVE-2024-53142, CVE-2024-53145, CVE-2024-53146, CVE-2024-53148, CVE-2024-53150, CVE-2024-53151, CVE-2024-53155, CVE-2024-53156, CVE-2024-53157, CVE-2024-53158, CVE-2024-53161, CVE-2024-53164, CVE-2024-53165, CVE-2024-53171, CVE-2024-53172, CVE-2024-53173, CVE-2024-53174, CVE-2024-53180, CVE-2024-53181, CVE-2024-53183, CVE-2024-53184, CVE-2024-53194, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-53198, CVE-2024-53214, CVE-2024-53215, CVE-2024-53217, CVE-2024-53227, CVE-2024-53237, CVE-2024-53239, CVE-2024-53240, CVE-2024-53241, CVE-2024-56531, CVE-2024-56532, CVE-2024-56533, CVE-2024-56539, CVE-2024-56548, CVE-2024-56558, CVE-2024-56562, CVE-2024-56567, CVE-2024-56568, CVE-2024-56569, CVE-2024-56570, CVE-2024-56571, CVE-2024-56572, CVE-2024-56574, CVE-2024-56575, CVE-2024-56576, CVE-2024-56578, CVE-2024-56581, CVE-2024-56586, CVE-2024-56587, CVE-2024-56589, CVE-2024-56590, CVE-2024-56593, CVE-2024-56594, CVE-2024-56595, CVE-2024-56596, CVE-2024-56597, CVE-2024-56598, CVE-2024-56600, CVE-2024-56601, CVE-2024-56602, CVE-2024-56603, CVE-2024-56605, CVE-2024-56606, CVE-2024-56610, CVE-2024-56614, CVE-2024-56615, CVE-2024-56616, CVE-2024-56622, CVE-2024-56623, CVE-2024-56626, CVE-2024-56627, CVE-2024-56629, CVE-2024-56630, CVE-2024-56633, CVE-2024-56634, CVE-2024-56636, CVE-2024-56637, CVE-2024-56640, CVE-2024-56642, CVE-2024-56643, CVE-2024-56644, CVE-2024-56648, CVE-2024-56650, CVE-2024-56659, CVE-2024-56661, CVE-2024-56662, CVE-2024-56670, CVE-2024-56679, CVE-2024-56681, CVE-2024-56688, CVE-2024-56690, CVE-2024-56691, CVE-2024-56693, CVE-2024-56694, CVE-2024-56698, CVE-2024-56700, CVE-2024-56701, CVE-2024-56704, CVE-2024-56705, CVE-2024-56708, CVE-2024-56715, CVE-2024-56716, CVE-2024-56723, CVE-2024-56724, CVE-2024-56726, CVE-2024-56728, CVE-2024-56739, CVE-2024-56741, CVE-2024-56745, CVE-2024-56746, CVE-2024-56747, CVE-2024-56748, CVE-2024-56754, CVE-2024-56756, CVE-2024-56759, CVE-2024-56763, CVE-2024-56766, CVE-2024-56767, CVE-2024-56769

IAVA: 2024-A-0487