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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12798)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181557

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-12798 advisory.

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-2023-12798.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181557

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-12798.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/18/2023

Updated: 9/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22024

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::uekr7, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::uekr7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:2:baseos_patch, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-container-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22024