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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2012-2039)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68684

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2012-2039 advisory.

 [2.6.39-200.33.1]
 - sfc: Replace some literal constants with EFX_PAGE_SIZE/EFX_BUF_SIZE (Ben Hutchings) [Orabug: 14769994]
 - CVE-2012-3412 sfc: Fix maximum number of TSO segments and minimum TX queue size (Ben Hutchings) [Orabug:
 14769994] {CVE-2012-3412}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2012-2039.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68684

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-2039.nasl

Version: 1.18

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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3412

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC: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-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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3412

BID: 54763