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Oracle Linux 10 : kernel (ELSA-2025-16354)

high Nessus Plugin ID 265921

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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-2025-16354 advisory.

 [6.12.0-55.34.1.0.1]
 - nvme-pci: remove two deallocate zeroes quirks [Orabug: 37756650]
 - Add new Oracle Linux Driver Signing (key 1) certificate [Orabug: 37985782]
 - Disable UKI signing [Orabug: 36571828]
 - Update Oracle Linux certificates (Kevin Lyons)
 - Disable signing for aarch64 (Ilya Okomin)
 - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list (olkmod_signing_key.pem) [Orabug: 29539237]
 - Update x509.genkey [Orabug: 24817676]
 - Conflict with shim-ia32 and shim-x64 <= 15.3-1.0.5.el9
 - Remove upstream reference during boot (Kevin Lyons) [Orabug: 34729535]
 - Add Oracle Linux IMA certificates
 - Update module name for cryptographic module [Orabug: 37400433]

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-2025-16354.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265921

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-16354.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/25/2025

Updated: 9/25/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38566

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-37810

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: 9/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-37810, CVE-2025-38566