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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2003)
high Nessus Plugin ID 68669
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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-2012-2003 advisory.- [fs] xfs: Fix possible memory corruption in xfs_readlink (Carlos Maiolino) {CVE-2011-4077}
- crypto: ghash - Avoid null pointer dereference if no key is set (Nick Bowler) {CVE-2011-4081}
- jbd/jbd2: validate sb->s_first in journal_get_superblock() (Eryu Guan) {CVE-2011-4132}
- KVM: Device assignment permission checks (Joe Jin) {CVE-2011-4347}
- KVM: x86: Prevent starting PIT timers in the absence of irqchip support (Jan Kiszka) {CVE-2011-4622}
- xfs: validate acl count (Joe Jin) {CVE-2012-0038}
- KVM: x86: fix missing checks in syscall emulation (Joe Jin) {CVE-2012-0045}
- KVM: x86: extend 'struct x86_emulate_ops' with 'get_cpuid' (Joe Jin) {CVE-2012-0045}
- igmp: Avoid zero delay when receiving odd mixture of IGMP queries (Ben Hutchings) {CVE-2012-0207}
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: 68669
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-2003.nasl
Version: 1.20
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: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4077
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 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:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0207
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.11.1.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.11.1.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.11.1.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.11.1.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
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: 3/7/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2011
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4077, CVE-2011-4081, CVE-2011-4132, CVE-2011-4347, CVE-2011-4622, CVE-2012-0038, CVE-2012-0045, CVE-2012-0207