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OracleVM 2.1 : kernel (OVMSA-2008-2005)
high Nessus Plugin ID 79447
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- fix utrace dead_engine ops race
- fix ptrace_attach leak
- CVE-2007-5093: kernel PWC driver DoS
- CVE-2007-6282: IPSec ESP kernel panics
- CVE-2007-6712: kernel: infinite loop in highres timers (kernel hang)
- CVE-2008-1615: kernel: ptrace: Unprivileged crash on x86_64 %cs corruption
- CVE-2008-1294: kernel: setrlimit(RLIMIT_CPUINFO) with zero value doesn't inherit properly across children
- CVE-2008-2136: kernel: sit memory leak
- CVE-2008-2812: kernel: NULL ptr dereference in multiple network drivers due to missing checks in tty code
- restore linux-2.6-x86-clear-df-flag-for-signal-handlers.patch
- restore linux-2.6-utrace.patch / linux-2.6-xen-utrace.patch
- Kernel security erratas for OVM 2.1.2 from bz#5932 :
- CVE-2007-6063: isdn: fix possible isdn_net buffer overflows
- CVE-2007-3104 Null pointer to an inode in a dentry can cause an oops in sysfs_readdir
- CVE-2008-0598: write system call vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1375: kernel: race condition in dnotify
- CVE-2008-0001: kernel: filesystem corruption by unprivileged user via directory truncation
- CVE-2008-2358: dccp: sanity check feature length
- CVE-2007-5938: NULL dereference in iwl driver
- RHSA-2008:0508: kernel: [x86_64] The string instruction version didn't zero the output on exception.
- kernel: clear df flag for signal handlers
- fs: missing dput in do_lookup error leaks dentries
- sysfs: fix condition check in sysfs_drop_dentry
- sysfs: fix race condition around sd->s_dentry
- ieee80211: off-by-two integer underflow
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 79447
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2008-2005.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 11/26/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-boot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-boot-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-kdump, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-kdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-ovs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-ovs-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:2.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3104, CVE-2007-5093, CVE-2007-5938, CVE-2007-6063, CVE-2007-6282, CVE-2007-6712, CVE-2008-0001, CVE-2008-0598, CVE-2008-1294, CVE-2008-1375, CVE-2008-1615, CVE-2008-2136, CVE-2008-2358, CVE-2008-2812
BID: 24631, 26605, 27280, 29003, 29081, 29086, 29235, 29603, 29942, 30076