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OracleVM 3.3 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2015-0069)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 84141
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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 :- x86_64, vdso: Fix the vdso address randomization algorithm (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 21226729] (CVE-2014-9585)
- isofs: Fix infinite looping over CE entries (Jan Kara) [Orabug: 21225975] (CVE-2014-9420)
- x86_64, switch_to: Load TLS descriptors before switching DS and ES (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 21225937] (CVE-2014-9419)
- xen-netfront: use correct linear area after linearizing an skb (David Vrabel) [Orabug: 21209908] - sched:
Prevent divide by zero when cpu power calculation is 0 (Todd Vierling) [Orabug: 21123125]
Solution
Update the affected kernel-uek / kernel-uek-firmware packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2015-June/000315.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 84141
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0069.nasl
Version: 2.8
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 6/12/2015
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek-firmware, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/25/2014