Oracle Linux 10 : kernel (ELSA-2025-19962)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 274748

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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-2025-19962 advisory.

- wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-122878] {CVE-2025-39864}
- arm64: bpf: Only mitigate cBPF programs loaded by unprivileged users (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2025-37963}
- arm64: bpf: Add BHB mitigation to the epilogue for cBPF programs (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2025-37948}
- selftest/x86/bugs: Add selftests for ITS (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/ibt: Keep IBT disabled during alternative patching (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- mm/execmem: Unify early execmem_cache behaviour (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Align RETs in BHB clear sequence to avoid thunking (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for RSB stuffing mitigation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add 'vmexit' option to skip mitigation on some CPUs (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enable Indirect Target Selection mitigation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe return thunk (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Add support for ITS-safe indirect thunk (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- x86/its: Enumerate Indirect Target Selection (ITS) bug (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956}
- Documentation: x86/bugs/its: Add ITS documentation (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175] {CVE-2024-28956} 1 VM count transitions (Waiman Long) [RHEL-92175]

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: Medium

ID: 274748

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-19962.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/11/2025

Updated: 11/11/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-39864

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28956

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-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uki-virt-addons, 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: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-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10:0:baseos_patch, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-modules

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28956, CVE-2025-39864

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