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Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0233)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67683

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0233 advisory.

 - Update: [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
 - Update: [xen] ia64: ftp stress test fixes between HVM/Dom0 (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}
 - Update: [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
 - [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
 - [x86] clear df flag for signal handlers (Jason Baron ) [437316] {CVE-2008-1367}
 - [xen] ia64: ftp stress test fixes between HVM/Dom0 (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}
 - [xen] ia64: fix ssm_i emulation barrier and vdso pv (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}

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-2008-0233.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67683

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0233.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1367

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1619

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.19.0.1.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5498, CVE-2008-0007, CVE-2008-1367, CVE-2008-1375, CVE-2008-1619, CVE-2008-1669

BID: 29003, 29076

RHSA: 2008:0233