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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2025-13602)

high Nessus Plugin ID 249324

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-2025-13602 advisory.

 - net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_htb: make htb_deactivate() idempotent (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - codel: remove sch->q.qlen check before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_qfq: make qfq_qlen_notify() idempotent (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_drr: make drr_qlen_notify() idempotent (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_htb: make htb_qlen_notify() idempotent (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - wifi: ath12k: fix invalid access to memory (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-103219] {CVE-2025-38292}

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-2025-13602.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 249324

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-13602.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2025

Updated: 8/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: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:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:6: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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38079, CVE-2025-38292