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OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0254) (Foreshadow)
high Nessus Plugin ID 117377
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :Oracle VM Security Advisory OVMSA-2018-0254
The following updated rpms for Oracle VM 3.4 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network :
x86_64: kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.19.1.el6uek.noarch.rpm
SRPMS :
Description of changes :
- x86/entry/64: Ensure %ebx handling correct in xen_failsafe_callback (George Kennedy) [Orabug:
28402927] (CVE-2018-14678)
- x86/speculation/l1tf: Increase l1tf memory limit for Nehalem+ (Andi Kleen) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/speculation/l1tf: Suggest what to do on systems with too much RAM (Vlastimil Babka) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/speculation/l1tf: Fix off-by-one error when warning that system has too much RAM (Vlastimil Babka) [Orabug:
28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/speculation/l1tf: Fix overflow in l1tf_pfn_limit on 32bit (Vlastimil Babka) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/speculation/l1tf: Exempt zeroed PTEs from inversion (Sean Christopherson) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/l1tf: Fix build error seen if CONFIG_KVM_INTEL is disabled (Guenter Roeck) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/spectre: Add missing family 6 check to microcode check (Andi Kleen) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- KVM: x86: SVM: Call x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest/host with interrupts disabled (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3646)
- x86/microcode: Allow late microcode loading with SMT disabled (Josh Poimboeuf) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
- x86/microcode: Do not upload microcode if CPUs are offline (Ashok Raj) [Orabug: 28488808] (CVE-2018-3620)
Solution
Update the affected kernel-uek / kernel-uek-firmware packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 117377
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2018-0254.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 9/10/2018
Updated: 9/27/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek-firmware, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2018