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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2013-2542)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69509

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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-2013-2542 advisory.

 - block: do not pass disk names as format strings (Jerry Snitselaar) [Orabug: 17230124] {CVE-2013-2851}
 - af_key: initialize satype in key_notify_policy_flush() (Nicolas Dichtel) [Orabug: 17370765] {CVE-2013-2237}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP - Fix info leak via getsockname() (Mathias Krause) [Orabug: 17371054] {CVE-2012-6544}
 - Bluetooth: HCI - Fix info leak in getsockopt(HCI_FILTER) (Mathias Krause) [Orabug: 17371072] {CVE-2012-6544}
 - ipv6: ip6_sk_dst_check() must not assume ipv6 dst (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 17371079] {CVE-2013-2232}
 - sctp: Use correct sideffect command in duplicate cookie handling (Vlad Yasevich) [Orabug: 17371121] {CVE-2013-2206}

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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2542.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69509

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-2542.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/30/2013

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2851

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2237

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uekdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek, 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:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.3.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.29.3.el5uek, 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: 8/28/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6544, CVE-2013-2206, CVE-2013-2232, CVE-2013-2237, CVE-2013-2851

BID: 58990, 60409, 60715, 60893, 60953