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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2025-15785)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265065

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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-2025-15785 advisory.

 - net/sched: ets: use old 'nbands' while purging unused classes (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-107541] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - net_sched: sch_ets: implement lockless ets_dump() (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-107541] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - net_sched: ets: fix a race in ets_qdisc_change() (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-107541] {CVE-2025-38107}
 - sch_htb: make htb_deactivate() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-37953}
 - codel: remove sch->q.qlen check before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-37798}
 - sch_qfq: make qfq_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_drr: make drr_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-38350}
 - sch_htb: make htb_qlen_notify() idempotent (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-93376] {CVE-2025-37932}
 - idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-106049] {CVE-2025-38392}
 - drm/framebuffer: Acquire internal references on GEM handles (Anusha Srivatsa) [RHEL-106684] {CVE-2025-38449}
 - drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers (Anusha Srivatsa) [RHEL-106684] {CVE-2025-38449}
 - net: usb: smsc75xx: Move packet length check to prevent kernel panic in skb_pull (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-112239] {CVE-2023-53125}
 - net: usb: smsc75xx: Limit packet length to skb->len (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-112239] {CVE-2023-53125}

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-2025-15785.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265065

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-15785.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/16/2025

Updated: 9/16/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-53125

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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-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-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, 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:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, 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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53125, CVE-2025-38350, CVE-2025-38392, CVE-2025-38449