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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2016-3573)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91592

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-3573 advisory.

 kernel-uek [3.8.13-118.7.1]
 - megaraid_sas : Update threshold based reply post host index register ([email protected]) [Orabug: 23562756]
 - xen/events: Don't move disabled irqs (Ross Lagerwall) [Orabug: 23055234]
 - xen/events: Mask a moving irq (Boris Ostrovsky) [Orabug: 23055234]
 - xen/pciback: Save the number of MSI-X entries to be copied later. (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen/pciback: Save xen_pci_op commands before processing it (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen-blkback: read from indirect descriptors only once (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen-blkback: only read request operation from shared ring once (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen-netback: use RING_COPY_REQUEST() throughout (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen-netback: don't use last request to determine minimum Tx credit (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - xen: Add RING_COPY_REQUEST() (Dongli Zhang) [Orabug: 23202410]
 - IB/security: Restrict use of the write() interface (Jason Gunthorpe) [Orabug: 23283925] {CVE-2016-4565}

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-2016-3573.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91592

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3573.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/14/2016

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4565

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el7uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4565