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Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2016-0450)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89953

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-0450 advisory.

 - [fb] vm: convert fb_mmap to vm_iomap_memory() helper (Jacob Tanenbaum) [1035240] {CVE-2013-2596}
 - [s390] add dummy io_remap_pfn_range() to asm-s390/pgtable.h (Jacob Tanenbaum) [1035240] {CVE-2013-2596}
 - [mm] vm: add vm_iomap_memory() helper function (Jacob Tanenbaum) [1035240] {CVE-2013-2596}

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-2016-0450.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89953

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-0450.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/16/2016

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2151

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2596

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-409.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-409.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-409.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-409.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-409.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-409.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-409.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-409.el5debug

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2013

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2596, CVE-2015-2151

RHSA: 2016:0450