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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2025-13962)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 252958
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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-2025-13962 advisory.- wifi: rtw88: fix the 'para' buffer size to avoid reading out of bounds (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-103151] {CVE-2025-38159}
- bpf, test_run: Fix use-after-free issue in eth_skb_pkt_type() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-101008] {CVE-2025-21867}
- arm64: bpf: Only mitigate cBPF programs loaded by unprivileged users (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603] {CVE-2025-37963}
- arm64: bpf: Add BHB mitigation to the epilogue for cBPF programs (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603] {CVE-2025-37948}
- selftest/x86/bugs: Add selftests for ITS (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/ibt: Keep IBT disabled during alternative patching (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Align RETs in BHB clear sequence to avoid thunking (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for RSB stuffing mitigation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add 'vmexit' option to skip mitigation on some CPUs (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enable Indirect Target Selection mitigation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe return thunk (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe indirect thunk (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enumerate Indirect Target Selection (ITS) bug (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- Documentation: x86/bugs/its: Add ITS documentation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-100603 RHEL-92182] {CVE-2024-28956}
- i2c/designware: Fix an initialization issue (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106625] {CVE-2025-38380}
- tls: always refresh the queue when reading sock (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106081] {CVE-2025-38471}
- net: fix udp gso skb_segment after pull from frag_list (Guillaume Nault) [RHEL-103028] {CVE-2025-38124}
- mm/hugetlb: fix huge_pmd_unshare() vs GUP-fast race (Rafael Aquini) [RHEL-101246] {CVE-2025-38085}
- mm/hugetlb: unshare page tables during VMA split, not before (Rafael Aquini) [RHEL-101282] {CVE-2025-38084}
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 252958
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-13962.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/20/2025
Updated: 8/20/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38471
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21867
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28956
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, 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:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, 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-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:6:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules
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: 8/19/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-28956, CVE-2025-21867, CVE-2025-38084, CVE-2025-38085, CVE-2025-38124, CVE-2025-38159, CVE-2025-38250, CVE-2025-38380, CVE-2025-38471