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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2013-2523)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 68853
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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-2013-2523 advisory.- block: default SCSI command filter does not accomodate commands overlap across device classes (Jamie Iles) [Orabug: 16387137] {CVE-2012-4542}
- KVM: x86: Convert MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME to use gfn_to_hva_cache functions (CVE-2013-1797) (Andy Honig) [Orabug: 16711660] {CVE-2013-1797}
- Bluetooth: Fix incorrect strncpy() in hidp_setup_hid() (Anderson Lizardo) [Orabug: 16711065] {CVE-2013-0349}
- USB: io_ti: Fix NULL dereference in chase_port() (Wolfgang Frisch) [Orabug: 16425358] {CVE-2013-1774}
- keys: fix race with concurrent install_user_keyrings() (David Howells) [Orabug: 16493354] {CVE-2013-1792}
- KVM: Fix bounds checking in ioapic indirect register reads (CVE-2013-1798) (Andy Honig) [Orabug:
16710951] {CVE-2013-1798}
- KVM: x86: fix for buffer overflow in handling of MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME (CVE-2013-1796) (Andy Honig) [Orabug: 16710806] {CVE-2013-1796}
- tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object (Greg Thelen) [Orabug: 16515833] {CVE-2013-1767}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 68853
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-2523.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: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4542
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4542