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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2016-3502)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87835

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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-2016-3502 advisory.

 - KEYS: Don't permit request_key() to construct a new keyring (David Howells) [Orabug: 22373449] {CVE-2015-7872}
 - crypto: add missing crypto module aliases (Mathias Krause) [Orabug: 22249656] {CVE-2013-7421} {CVE-2014-9644}
 - crypto: include crypto- module prefix in template (Kees Cook) [Orabug: 22249656] {CVE-2013-7421} {CVE-2014-9644}
 - crypto: prefix module autoloading with 'crypto-' (Kees Cook) [Orabug: 22249656] {CVE-2013-7421} {CVE-2014-9644}
 - KVM: x86: Don't report guest userspace emulation error to userspace (Nadav Amit) [Orabug: 22249615] {CVE-2010-5313} {CVE-2014-7842}
 - msg_unlock() in wrong spot after applying 'Initialize msg/shm IPC objects before doing ipc_addid()' (Chuck Anderson) [Orabug: 22250044] {CVE-2015-7613} {CVE-2015-7613}
 - ipc/sem.c: fully initialize sem_array before making it visible (Manfred Spraul) [Orabug: 22250044] {CVE-2015-7613}
 - Initialize msg/shm IPC objects before doing ipc_addid() (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 22250044] {CVE-2015-7613}
 - KVM: svm: unconditionally intercept #DB (Paolo Bonzini) [Orabug: 22333698] {CVE-2015-8104} {CVE-2015-8104}
 - KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered (Eric Northup) [Orabug:
 22333689] {CVE-2015-5307} {CVE-2015-5307}

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-2016-3502.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87835

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3502.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/11/2016

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7613

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8104

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, 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:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, 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: 1/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7421, CVE-2014-7842, CVE-2014-9644, CVE-2015-5307, CVE-2015-7613, CVE-2015-8104

IAVA: 2015-A-0239-S, 2015-A-0286-S, 2016-A-0024-S, 2016-A-0188-S