The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-3624 advisory.

    - HID: hiddev: validate num_values for HIDIOCGUSAGES, HIDIOCSUSAGES commands (Scott Bauer)  [Orabug:
    24798694]  {CVE-2016-5829}
    - netfilter: x_tables: speed up jump target validation (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: enforce nul-terminated table name from getsockopt GET_ENTRIES (Pablo Neira Ayuso)     [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: remove unused comefrom hookmask argument (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: introduce and use xt_copy_counters_from_user (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: do compat validation via translate_table (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: xt_compat_match_from_user doesn't need a retval (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug:
    24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: ip6_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: ip_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: arp_tables: simplify translate_compat_table args (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: don't reject valid target size on some architectures (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug:
    24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate all offsets and sizes in a rule (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: check for bogus target offset (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: check standard target size too (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: add compat version of xt_check_entry_offsets (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: assert minimum target size (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: kill check_entry helper (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: add and use xt_check_entry_offsets (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate targets of jumps (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: fix unconditional helper (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: validate targets of jumps (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: don't move to non-existent next rule (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]     {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: fix unconditional helper (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}
    - netfilter: x_tables: check for size overflow (Florian Westphal)  [Orabug: 24690302]  {CVE-2016-3134}

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.

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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2016-3624)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93905

Version 2.14