Oracle Linux 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2014-3002)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72472

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-3002 advisory.

- ip_output: do skb ufo init for peeked non ufo skb as well (Jiri Pirko) [Orabug: 17951078] {CVE-2013-4470}
- ip6_output: do skb ufo init for peeked non ufo skb as well (Jiri Pirko) [Orabug: 17951080] {CVE-2013-4470}
- KVM: x86: fix guest-initiated crash with x2apic (CVE-2013-6376) (Gleb Natapov) [Orabug: 17951067] {CVE-2013-6376}
- KVM: x86: Convert vapic synchronization to _cached functions (CVE-2013-6368) (Andy Honig) [Orabug:
17951071] {CVE-2013-6368}
- KVM: x86: Fix potential divide by 0 in lapic (CVE-2013-6367) (Andy Honig) [Orabug: 17951073] {CVE-2013-6367}
- KVM: Fix iommu map/unmap to handle memory slot moves (Alex Williamson) [Orabug: 17841960] {CVE-2013-4592}
- ansi_cprng: Fix off by one error in non-block size request (Jerry Snitselaar) [Orabug: 17837997] {CVE-2013-4345}

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-2014-3002.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72472

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-3002.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/13/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2850

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-2013-2148

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-modules-provider-headers, 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:dtrace-modules-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-modules-3.8.13-26.el6uek, 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: 2/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2147, CVE-2013-2148, CVE-2013-2850, CVE-2013-2893, CVE-2013-2895, CVE-2013-2896, CVE-2013-2897, CVE-2013-2898, CVE-2013-2899, CVE-2013-4205, CVE-2013-4247, CVE-2013-4270, CVE-2013-4300, CVE-2013-4350, CVE-2013-6431