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Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2016-2962)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95978

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2962 advisory.

 kernel [2.6.18-417]
 - [virt] hv: do not lose pending heartbeat vmbus packets (Vitaly Kuznetsov) [1391167]
 - [net] Fix use after free in the recvmmsg exit path (Davide Caratti) [1390044] {CVE-2016-7117}

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-2016-2962.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95978

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2962.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2016

Updated: 11/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7117

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-417.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-417.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-417.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-417.el5xen, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-417.el5pae, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:oracleasm-2.6.18-417.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-417.el5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ocfs2-2.6.18-417.el5debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7117

RHSA: 2016:2962