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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2025)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 68678
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Description of changes:* CVE-2012-2745: Denial-of-service in kernel key management.
A potential double-free of the replacement session keyring on fork() could result in a denial-of-service by a local, unprivileged user.
* CVE-2011-1083: Algorithmic denial of service in epoll.
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Event Poll (epoll) subsystem handled large, nested epoll structures. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
[2.6.39-200.29.2.el5uek]
- epoll: clear the tfile_check_list on -ELOOP (Joe Jin) {CVE-2012-3375}
- Don't limit non-nested epoll paths (Jason Baron)
- epoll: kabi fixups for epoll limit wakeup paths (Joe Jin) {CVE-2011-1083}
- epoll: limit paths (Jason Baron) {CVE-2011-1083}
- cred: copy_process() should clear child->replacement_session_keyring (Oleg Nesterov) {CVE-2012-2745}
Solution
Update the affected unbreakable enterprise kernel packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-July/002937.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-July/002938.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 68678
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-2025.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 8/24/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, 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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2011