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Oracle Linux 9 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20318)
high Nessus Plugin ID 235783
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-20318 advisory.- selftest/x86/bugs: Add selftests for ITS (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Align RETs in BHB clear sequence to avoid thunking (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for RSB stuffing mitigation (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add 'vmexit' option to skip mitigation on some CPUs (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enable Indirect Target Selection mitigation (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe return thunk (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe indirect thunk (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enumerate Indirect Target Selection (ITS) bug (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 37863725] {CVE-2024-28956}
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security 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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 235783
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-20318.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/13/2025
Updated: 5/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28956
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-wireless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-deprecated, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::uekr8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-modules-desktop, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated
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: 5/12/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-28956