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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2025-16372)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265767

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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-2025-16372 advisory.

 - HID: core: Harden s32ton() against conversion to 0 bits (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-111027] {CVE-2025-38556}
 - HID: stop exporting hid_snto32() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-111027] {CVE-2025-38556}
 - HID: simplify snto32() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-111027] {CVE-2025-38556}
 - HID: core: fix shift-out-of-bounds in hid_report_raw_event (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-111027] {CVE-2025-38556}
 - use uniform permission checks for all mount propagation changes (Ian Kent) [RHEL-107299] {CVE-2025-38498}
 - do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts (Ian Kent) [RHEL-107299] {CVE-2025-38498}

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-2025-16372.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265767

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-16372.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2025

Updated: 9/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38498

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-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-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-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, 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: 9/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38461, CVE-2025-38498, CVE-2025-38556