Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2025-9580)

high Nessus Plugin ID 240558

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-9580 advisory.

- ndisc: use RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb() (Xin Long) [RHEL-89535] {CVE-2025-21764}
- ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss() (Xin Long) [RHEL-89535] {CVE-2025-21765}
- net: add dev_net_rcu() helper (Xin Long) [RHEL-89535] {CVE-2025-21765}
- idpf: check error for register_netdev() on init (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2025-22116}
- idpf: fix adapter NULL pointer dereference on reboot (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2025-22065}
- idpf: fix checksums set in idpf_rx_rsc() (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2025-21890}
- idpf: convert workqueues to unbound (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2024-58057}
- idpf: fix idpf_vc_core_init error path (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-68233 RHEL-71182 RHEL-90846] {CVE-2024-53064}
- idpf: avoid vport access in idpf_get_link_ksettings (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182 RHEL-90846] {CVE-2024-50274}
- idpf: fix UAFs when destroying the queues (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2024-44932}
- idpf: fix memory leaks and crashes while performing a soft reset (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-71182] {CVE-2024-44964}
- cifs: fix double free race when mount fails in cifs_get_root() (Paulo Alcantara) [RHEL-55825] {CVE-2022-48919}

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240558

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-9580.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/26/2025

Updated: 6/26/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48919

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-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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, 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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48919, CVE-2024-50301, CVE-2024-53064, CVE-2025-21764

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