Oracle Linux 10 : kernel (ELSA-2025-15782)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265410

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-15782 advisory.

- xfrm: interface: fix use-after-free after changing collect_md xfrm interface - CVE-2025-38500
- idpf: convert control queue mutex to a spinlock - CVE-2025-38392
- eth: bnxt: fix missing ring index trim on error path - CVE-2025-37873
- tcp: Correct signedness in skb remaining space calculation - CVE-2025-38463
- ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() - CVE-2025-38550
- i40e: report VF tx_dropped with tx_errors instead of tx_discards - CVE-2025-38200
- use uniform permission checks for all mount propagation changes - CVE-2025-38498
- do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts - CVE-2025-38498
- ublk: make sure ubq->canceling is set when queue is frozen - CVE-2025-22068
- scsi: lpfc: Use memcpy() for BIOS version - CVE-2025-38332

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-2025-15782.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265410

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-15782.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/18/2025

Updated: 9/18/2025

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-2025-22068

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, 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-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, 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, 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:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, 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-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10

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: 9/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-22068, CVE-2025-38332, CVE-2025-38392, CVE-2025-38463, CVE-2025-38498, CVE-2025-38500, CVE-2025-38550