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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2013-2512)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68849

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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-2013-2512 advisory.

 - x86/msr: Add capabilities check (Alan Cox) [Orabug: 16481233] {CVE-2013-0268}

 ofa-2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek
 * Mon Dec 12 2011 Guru Anbalagane <[email protected]>

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-2013-2512.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68849

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-2512.nasl

Version: 1.17

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: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0268

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.5.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.5.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.5.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.5.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.5.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.39.5.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: 3/13/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0268

BID: 57838