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OracleVM 3.2 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2013-0008)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79497
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- kmod: make __request_module killable (Oleg Nesterov) [Orabug: 16286305] (CVE-2012-4398)
- kmod: introduce call_modprobe helper (Oleg Nesterov) [Orabug: 16286305] (CVE-2012-4398)
- usermodehelper: implement UMH_KILLABLE (Oleg Nesterov) [Orabug: 16286305] (CVE-2012-4398)
- usermodehelper: introduce umh_complete(sub_info) (Oleg Nesterov) [Orabug: 16286305] (CVE-2012-4398)
- KVM: x86: invalid opcode oops on SET_SREGS with OSXSAVE bit set (CVE-2012-4461) (Jerry Snitselaar) [Orabug:
16286290] (CVE-2012-4461)
- exec: do not leave bprm->interp on stack (Kees Cook) [Orabug: 16286267] (CVE-2012-4530)
- exec: use -ELOOP for max recursion depth (Kees Cook) [Orabug: 16286267] (CVE-2012-4530)
- xen-pciback: rate limit error messages from xen_pcibk_enable_msi[,x] (Jan Beulich) [Orabug:
16243736] (CVE-2013-0231)
- Xen: Fix stack corruption in xen_failsafe_callback for 32bit PVOPS guests. (Frediano Ziglio) [Orabug: 16274171] (CVE-2013-0190)
- netback: correct netbk_tx_err to handle wrap around.
(Ian Campbell) [Orabug: 16243309]
- xen/netback: free already allocated memory on failure in xen_netbk_get_requests (Ian Campbell) [Orabug: 16243309]
- xen/netback: don't leak pages on failure in xen_netbk_tx_check_gop. (Ian Campbell) [Orabug:
16243309]
- xen/netback: shutdown the ring if it contains garbage.
(Ian Campbell) [Orabug: 16243309]
- ixgbevf fix typo in Makefile (Maxim Uvarov) [Orabug:
16179639 16168292]
Solution
Update the affected kernel-uek / kernel-uek-firmware packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79497
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2013-0008.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 11/26/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:kernel-uek-firmware, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4398, CVE-2012-4461, CVE-2012-4530, CVE-2013-0190, CVE-2013-0231