Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2016-3553)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 90938

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-3553 advisory.

- net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call. (CVE-2015-8767)

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-2016-3553.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 90938

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3553.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/6/2016

Updated: 9/8/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, 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:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.16.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.16.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.16.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.16.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.16.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.16.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.16.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.37.16.el6uekdebug

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8767