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Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2014-1959)

high Nessus Plugin ID 79757

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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-2014-1959 advisory.

 - [net] netlink: verify permisions of socket creator (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: store effective caps at socket() time (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: Rename netlink_capable netlink_allowed (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: Fix permission check in netlink_connect() (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: fix possible spoofing from non-root processes (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: Make NETLINK_USERSOCK work again (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}
 - [net] netlink: fix for too early rmmod (Jiri Benc) [1094266] {CVE-2014-0181}

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-2014-1959.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79757

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1959.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/6/2014

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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0181

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:ocfs2-2.6.18-400.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-400.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-400.el5debug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, 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:ocfs2-2.6.18-400.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-400.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-400.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-400.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-400.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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: 12/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0181

BID: 67034

RHSA: 2014:1959