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Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0223)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68724

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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-2013-0223 advisory.

 - [virt] kvm: invalid opcode oops on SET_SREGS with OSXSAVE bit set (Petr Matousek) [862903 862904] {CVE-2012-4461}
 - [fs] exec: do not leave bprm->interp on stack (Josh Poimboeuf) [880145 880146] {CVE-2012-4530}
 - [fs] exec: use -ELOOP for max recursion depth (Josh Poimboeuf) [880145 880146] {CVE-2012-4530}
 - [kernel] kmod: make __request_module() killable (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}
 - [kernel] kmod: introduce call_modprobe() helper (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}
 - [kernel] usermodehelper: implement UMH_KILLABLE (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}
 - [kernel] usermodehelper: introduce umh_complete(sub_info) (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}
 - [kernel] call_usermodehelper: simplify/fix UMH_NO_WAIT case (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}
 - [kernel] wait_for_helper: SIGCHLD from user-space can lead to use-after-free (Oleg Nesterov) [858755 819529] {CVE-2012-4398}

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-2013-0223.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68724

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-0223.nasl

Version: 1.16

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: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4530

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4398

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-firmware

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: 2/5/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4398, CVE-2012-4461, CVE-2012-4530

BID: 55361, 55878, 56414

RHSA: 2013:0223