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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68421

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-2025 advisory.

 - Apply new fix for CVE-2011-1576.
 - net: Fix memory leak/corruption on VLAN GRO_DROP {CVE-2011-1576}
 - iommu-api: Extension to check for interrupt remapping {CVE-2011-1898}
 - KVM: IOMMU: Disable device assignment without interrupt remapping {CVE-2011-1898}
 - ext4: Fix max file size and logical block counting of extent format file {CVE-2011-2695}
 - nl80211: fix overflow in ssid_len {CVE-2011-2517}
 - Bluetooth: Prevent buffer overflow in l2cap config request {CVE-2011-2497}
 - proc: fix a race in do_io_accounting() {CVE-2011-2495}
 - proc: restrict access to /proc/PID/io {CVE-2011-2495}
 - Bluetooth: l2cap and rfcomm: fix 1 byte infoleak to userspace {CVE-2011-2492}
 - NLM: Don't hang forever on NLM unlock requests {CVE-2011-2491}

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-2011-2025.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68421

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-2025.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2497

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2517

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uekdebug, 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: 8/24/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1576, CVE-2011-1898, CVE-2011-2183, CVE-2011-2491, CVE-2011-2492, CVE-2011-2495, CVE-2011-2497, CVE-2011-2517, CVE-2011-2695