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Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2025-19102)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271801

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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-2025-19102 advisory.

 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix user-after-free (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-117369] {CVE-2022-50386}
 - Bluetooth: Fix potential use-after-free when clear keys (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-117193] {CVE-2023-53386}
 - efivarfs: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in efivarfs_d_compare (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-117924] {CVE-2025-39817}
 - scsi: lpfc: Fix buffer free/clear order in deferred receive path (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-117707] {CVE-2025-39841}
 - Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix 'bad unlock balance' in l2cap_disconnect_rsp (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-118478] {CVE-2023-53297}
 - wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-117577] {CVE-2025-39849}

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-2025-19102.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271801

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-19102.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/28/2025

Updated: 10/28/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-50386

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-extra, 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: 10/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-50386, CVE-2023-53297, CVE-2023-53386, CVE-2025-39817, CVE-2025-39841, CVE-2025-39849