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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2014-3039)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74378

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2014-3039 advisory.

 - futex: Make lookup_pi_state more robust (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 18918736] {CVE-2014-3153}
 - futex: Always cleanup owner tid in unlock_pi (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 18918736] {CVE-2014-3153}
 - futex: Validate atomic acquisition in futex_lock_pi_atomic() (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 18918736] {CVE-2014-3153}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2014-3039.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74378

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-3039.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/9/2014

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3153

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-uek-headers, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.2.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.2.el6uek, 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: 6/7/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Android Towelroot Futex Requeue Kernel Exploit)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3153

BID: 67906