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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2029)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68422

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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-2011-2029 advisory.

 - af_packet: prevent information leak {CVE-2011-2898}
 - gro: Only reset frag0 when skb can be pulled {CVE-2011-2723}
 - vm: fix vm_pgoff wrap in stack expansion {CVE-2011-2496}
 - vm: fix vm_pgoff wrap in upward expansion {CVE-2011-2496}
 - taskstats: don't allow duplicate entries in listener mode {CVE-2011-2484}

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-2011-2029.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68422

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-2029.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1833

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2898

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek, 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:ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uekdebug, 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-2.6.32-200.20.1.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el5uek, 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: 10/7/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1833, CVE-2011-2484, CVE-2011-2496, CVE-2011-2723, CVE-2011-2898