Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0836)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68277

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-0836 advisory.

- [net] dccp: handle invalid feature options length (Jiri Pirko) [703012 703013] {CVE-2011-1770}
- [fs] cifs: check for private_data before trying to put it (Jeff Layton) [703017 702642] {CVE-2011-1771}
- [net] can: add missing socket check in can/raw and can/bcm release (Jiri Pirko) [698482 698483] {CVE-2011-1748 CVE-2011-1598}
- [fs] setup_arg_pages: diagnose excessive argument size (Oleg Nesterov) [645228 645229] {CVE-2010-3858}

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: 68277

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0836.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1771

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3858, CVE-2011-1598, CVE-2011-1748, CVE-2011-1770, CVE-2011-1771

BID: 44301, 47503, 47768, 47769, 47835

RHSA: 2011:0836

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