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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2016)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68417

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-2016 advisory.

 - kernel: Fix unlimited socket backlog DoS {CVE-2010-4251}
 - rds: prevent BUG_ON triggering on congestion map updates {CVE-2011-1023}
 - epoll: prevent creating circular epoll structures {CVE-2011-1082}
 - fs: fix corrupted OSF partition table parsing {CVE-2011-1163}
 - fs: Increase OSF partition limit from 8 to 18 {CVE-2011-1163}
 - netfilter: arp_tables: fix infoleak to userspace {CVE-2011-1170}
 - netfilter: ip_tables: fix infoleak to userspace {CVE-2011-1171}
 - ipv6: netfilter: ip6_tables: fix infoleak to userspace {CVE-2011-1172}

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-2011-2016.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68417

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-2016.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1495

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-2010-4251

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-100.28.17.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-100.28.17.el5debug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 5/23/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4251, CVE-2011-1023, CVE-2011-1082, CVE-2011-1163, CVE-2011-1170, CVE-2011-1171, CVE-2011-1172, CVE-2011-1494, CVE-2011-1495

IAVA: 2011-A-0147-S, 2012-A-0020-S