Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-2679-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103204

Synopsis

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

Description

Description of changes:

[3.10.0-693.2.2.0.1.el7.OL7]
- [ipc] ipc/sem.c: bugfix for semctl(,,GETZCNT) (Manfred Spraul) [orabug 22552377]
- Oracle Linux certificates (Alexey Petrenko)
- Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel (olkmod_signing_key.x509)(alexey.petre <A HREF='https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata'>nko at oracle.com</A>)
- Update x509.genkey [bug 24817676]

[3.10.0-693.2.2.el7]
- [net] l2cap: prevent stack overflow on incoming bluetooth packet (Neil Horman) [1489788 1489789] {CV E-2017-1000251}

Solution

Update the affected kernel packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2017-September/007205.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103204

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-2679-1.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/14/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2017