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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68675

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-2020 advisory.

 - net: sock: validate data_len before allocating skb (Jason Wang) [Bugdb: 13966]{CVE-2012-2136}
 - fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are used (Eric Paris) [Bugdb: 13966] {CVE-2012-2123}

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-2012-2020.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68675

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-2020.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2136

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.27.1.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.27.1.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.27.1.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-300.27.1.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 6/19/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2123, CVE-2012-2136