Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2025-14748)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265411

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14748 advisory.

- kernel: media: uvcvideo: Fix double free in error path (CVE-2024-57980)
- kernel: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() (CVE-2025-21928)
- kernel: ext4: fix off-by-one error in do_split (CVE-2025-23150)
- kernel: misc/vmw_vmci: fix an infoleak in vmci_host_do_receive_datagram() (CVE-2022-49788)
- kernel: sch_hfsc: Fix qlen accounting bug when using peek in hfsc_enqueue() (CVE-2025-38000)
- kernel: ext4: avoid resizing to a partial cluster size (CVE-2022-50020)
- kernel: drivers:md:fix a potential use-after-free bug (CVE-2022-50022)
- kernel: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent (CVE-2025-38177)
- kernel: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty (CVE-2025-38350)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265411

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-14748.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

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-2025-21928

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-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf

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: 9/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49788, CVE-2022-50020, CVE-2022-50022, CVE-2024-57980, CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-23150, CVE-2025-38000, CVE-2025-38177, CVE-2025-38350

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