Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2014-3086)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 78839
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Description of changes:kernel-uek [2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uek]
- USB: whiteheat: Added bounds checking for bulk command response (James Forshaw) [Orabug: 19849336] {CVE-2014-3185}
- HID: fix a couple of off-by-ones (Jiri Kosina) [Orabug: 19849320] {CVE-2014-3181} logging macros to functions (Joe Perches) [Orabug: 19847630] {CVE-2014-3535} logging macros to functions (Joe Perches) [Orabug: 19847630]
- vsprintf: Recursive vsnprintf: Add '%pV', struct va_format (Joe Perches) [Orabug: 19847630]
- KVM: x86: Improve thread safety in pit (Andy Honig) [Orabug: 19905688] {CVE-2014-3611}
Solution
Update the affected unbreakable enterprise kernel packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-November/004608.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-November/004609.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 78839
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-3086.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/4/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-firmware, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-uek-headers, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uekdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uekdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3181, CVE-2014-3185, CVE-2014-3535, CVE-2014-3611