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Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2016-2574)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 94697
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2574 advisory.- [mm] remove gup_flags FOLL_WRITE games from __get_user_pages() (Larry Woodman) [1385124] {CVE-2016-5195}
- [net] add recursion limit to GRO (Sabrina Dubroca) [1374191] {CVE-2016-7039}
- [kernel] audit: fix a double fetch in audit_log_single_execve_arg() (Paul Moore) [1359306] {CVE-2016-6136}
- [scsi] aacraid: Check size values after double-fetch from user (Maurizio Lombardi) [1369771] {CVE-2016-6480}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 94697
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2574.nasl
Version: 2.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/11/2016
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: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8812
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4312, CVE-2015-8374, CVE-2015-8543, CVE-2015-8746, CVE-2015-8812, CVE-2015-8844, CVE-2015-8845, CVE-2015-8956, CVE-2016-2053, CVE-2016-2069, CVE-2016-2117, CVE-2016-2384, CVE-2016-2847, CVE-2016-3070, CVE-2016-3156, CVE-2016-3699, CVE-2016-3841, CVE-2016-4569, CVE-2016-4578, CVE-2016-4581, CVE-2016-4794, CVE-2016-5412, CVE-2016-5828, CVE-2016-5829, CVE-2016-6136, CVE-2016-6198, CVE-2016-6327, CVE-2016-6480
RHSA: 2016:2574