Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2022-8267)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168085

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8267 advisory.

- posix-cpu-timers: Cleanup CPU timers before freeing them during exec (Wander Lairson Costa) [2116968] {CVE-2022-2585}
- fix race between exit_itimers() and /proc/pid/timers (Wander Lairson Costa) [2116968] {CVE-2022-2585}
- ath9k: htc: clean up statistics macros (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600] {CVE-2022-1679}
- ath9k: hif_usb: simplify if-if to if-else (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600] {CVE-2022-1679}
- ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb (Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez) [2084600] {CVE-2022-1679}
- x86/speculation: Add LFENCE to RSB fill sequence (Waiman Long) [2115086] {CVE-2022-26373}
- x86/speculation: Add RSB VM Exit protections (Waiman Long) [2115086] {CVE-2022-26373}

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-2022-8267.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168085

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-8267.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29581

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel

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: 11/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-36516, CVE-2021-3640, CVE-2022-0168, CVE-2022-0617, CVE-2022-0854, CVE-2022-1016, CVE-2022-1048, CVE-2022-1184, CVE-2022-1280, CVE-2022-1353, CVE-2022-1679, CVE-2022-1852, CVE-2022-1998, CVE-2022-20368, CVE-2022-21123, CVE-2022-21125, CVE-2022-21166, CVE-2022-21499, CVE-2022-23816, CVE-2022-23825, CVE-2022-24448, CVE-2022-2586, CVE-2022-26373, CVE-2022-2639, CVE-2022-28390, CVE-2022-28893, CVE-2022-29581, CVE-2022-29900, CVE-2022-29901, CVE-2022-36946, CVE-2022-39190