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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-3306)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 197927

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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-2024-3306 advisory.

 - netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag (Phil Sutter) [RHEL-32971 RHEL-30082] {CVE-2024-26642}
 - netfilter: nf_tables: mark set as dead when unbinding anonymous set with timeout (Phil Sutter) [RHEL-33070 RHEL-30078] {CVE-2024-26643}
 - netfilter: nft_ct: fix l3num expectations with inet pseudo family (Phil Sutter) [RHEL-32963 RHEL-31345] {CVE-2024-26673}
 - netfilter: nft_ct: sanitize layer 3 and 4 protocol number in custom expectations (Phil Sutter) [RHEL-32963 RHEL-31345] {CVE-2024-26673}
 - net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth (Guillaume Nault) [RHEL-33934 RHEL-31816] {CVE-2024-26804}

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-2024-3306.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 197927

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2024-3306.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/25/2024

Updated: 9/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26673

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:4:appstream_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:4:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt

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: 5/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26642, CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26673, CVE-2024-26804