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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2023-5069)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 181478

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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-2023-5069 advisory.

 - x86/tsx: Add a feature bit for TSX control MSR support {CVE-2023-1637}
 - x86/speculation: Restore speculation related MSRs {CVE-2023-1637}
 - x86/pm: Save the MSR validity status at context setup {CVE-2023-1637}
 - x86/pm: Fix false positive kmemleak report in msr_build_context() {CVE-2023-1637}
 - x86/cpu: Restore AMD's DE_CFG MSR after resume {CVE-2023-1637}
 - x86/pm: Add enumeration check before spec MSRs {CVE-2023-1637}
 - arm64: efi: Execute runtime services from a dedicated {CVE-2023-21102}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: incorrect error path handling with NFT_MSG_NEWRULE {CVE-2023-3390}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: add NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR to deal with bound set/chain {CVE-2023-3390}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: unbind non-anonymous set if rule construction fails {CVE-2023-3390}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: disallow rule addition to bound chain via NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID {CVE-2023-4147}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: do not ignore genmask when looking up chain by id {CVE-2023-31248}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: prevent OOB access in nft_byteorder_eval {CVE-2023-35001}
 - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix improper element removal {CVE-2023-4004}

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-2023-5069.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 181478

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-5069.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/15/2023

Updated: 3/31/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4147

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 9.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4004

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, 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, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:2:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder, 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-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, 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: 9/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1637, CVE-2023-21102, CVE-2023-31248, CVE-2023-3390, CVE-2023-35001, CVE-2023-3776, CVE-2023-4004, CVE-2023-4147