Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2003)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68669

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2012-2003.html

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: Continuous Assessment, 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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

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

BID: 50366, 50370, 50663, 50811, 51172, 51343, 51380, 51389