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Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2025-15011)

high Nessus Plugin ID 261195

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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-2025-15011 advisory.

 - xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-109529] {CVE-2025-38500}
 - s390/pci: Fix duplicate pci_dev_put() in disable_slot() when PF has child VFs (Thomas Huth) [RHEL-102036] {CVE-2025-37946}
 - s390/pci: Fix missing check for zpci_create_device() error return (Mete Durlu) [RHEL-102036] {CVE-2025-37974}
 - s390/pci: Fix potential double remove of hotplug slot (Thomas Huth) [RHEL-102036] {CVE-2024-56699}
 - tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close(). (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106651] {CVE-2025-38464}
 - Revert 'smb: client: fix TCP timers deadlock after rmmod' (Paulo Alcantara) [RHEL-106415] {CVE-2025-22077}
 - net/sched: ets: use old 'nbands' while purging unused classes (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-107537] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - net_sched: ets: fix a race in ets_qdisc_change() (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-107537] {CVE-2025-38107}
 - sch_htb: make htb_deactivate() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-37953}
 - codel: remove sch->q.qlen check before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-37798}
 - sch_qfq: make qfq_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_drr: make drr_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_htb: make htb_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93387] {CVE-2025-37932}
 - net_sched: hfsc: Fix a potential UAF in hfsc_dequeue() too (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-107630] {CVE-2025-37823}
 - i40e: fix MMIO write access to an invalid page in i40e_clear_hw (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106046] {CVE-2025-38200}
 - vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106003] {CVE-2025-38461}

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-2025-15011.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 261195

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-15011.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2025

Updated: 9/4/2025

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-2025-38500

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-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, 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:rv, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, 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: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-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:6:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, 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: 9/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-37823, CVE-2025-38200, CVE-2025-38211, CVE-2025-38350, CVE-2025-38461, CVE-2025-38464, CVE-2025-38500