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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2015-3055)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85176

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2015-3055 advisory.

 - KVM: x86: SYSENTER emulation is broken (Nadav Amit) [Orabug: 21502741] {CVE-2015-0239} {CVE-2015-0239}
 - x86/tls: Validate TLS entries to protect espfix (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 20223778] {CVE-2014-8133}
 - fs: take i_mutex during prepare_binprm for set[ug]id executables (Jann Horn) [Orabug: 21502256] {CVE-2015-3339}

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-2015-3055.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85176

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-3055.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2015

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3339

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uekdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uekdebug, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8133, CVE-2014-9683, CVE-2015-0239, CVE-2015-3339