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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2048)
high Nessus Plugin ID 68690
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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-2012-2048 advisory.- ext4: fix undefined behavior in ext4_fill_flex_info() (Xi Wang) [orabug 16020245] {CVE-2012-2100}
- Divide by zero in TCP congestion control Algorithm (Jesper Dangaard Brouer) [orabug 16020447] {CVE-2012-4565}
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: 68690
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-2048.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: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4444
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4565
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.2.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:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.2.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.2.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.2.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.2.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.2.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.2.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.2.el5uek, 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: 12/20/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2012