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Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2014-0108)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72228

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2014-0108 advisory.

 kernel [2.6.18-371.4.1]
 - [char] ipmi: fix message handling during panics (Tony Camuso) [1049731 995293]
 - [net] igb: Use 32bit mask calculating the flow control watermarks (Stefan Assmann) [1041694 1036115]
 - [fs] NTLM auth and sign - Use appropriate server challenge (Sachin Prabhu) [1029865 1018286]
 - [xen] gnttab: correct locking order reversal (Radim Krcmar) [1026245 1026246] {CVE-2013-4494}

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-2014-0108.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72228

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-0108.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2014

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4494

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-371.4.1.el5pae

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4494

BID: 63494

RHSA: 2014:0108