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Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2017-0036)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96401

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0036 advisory.

 - [net] Fix use after free in the recvmmsg exit path (Davide Caratti) [1390805 1390046] {CVE-2016-7117}
 - [net] tcp: fix use after free in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue() (Mateusz Guzik) [1379527 1379529] {CVE-2016-6828}
 - [net] netfilter: x_tables: check for bogus target offset (Mateusz Guzik) [1351421 1351422] {CVE-2016-4998}
 - [net] netfilter: x_tables: validate e->target_offset early (Mateusz Guzik) [1351421 1351422] {CVE-2016-4998}
 - [net] netfilter: x_tables: make sure e->next_offset covers remaining blob size (Mateusz Guzik) [1351421 1351422] {CVE-2016-4998}

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-2017-0036.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96401

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0036.nasl

Version: 3.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/11/2017

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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: 8.3

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: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-firmware, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2016

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Linux Kernel 4.6.3 Netfilter Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4998, CVE-2016-6828, CVE-2016-7117

RHSA: 2017:0036