A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - kernel: stack-based buffer overflow in chap_server_compute_md5() in iscsi target (CVE-2018-14633)

  - kernel: infinite loop in update_blocked_averages() in kernel/sched/fair.c leading to denial of service     (CVE-2018-20784)

  - The compat_get_timex function in kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.9 allows local users to     obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via adjtimex. (CVE-2018-11508)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-1769 advisory.

    [4.18.0-193.el8.OL8]
    - Oracle Linux certificates (Alexey Petrenko)
    - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list      (olkmod_signing_key.pem) [Orabug: 29539237]
    - Update x509.genkey [Orabug: 24817676]

    [4.18.0-193.el8]
    - [kvm] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Use __gfn_to_pfn_memslot in HPT page fault handler     (Sam Bobroff) [1815491]
    - [net] tcp: also NULL skb->dev when copy was needed (Florian Westphal) [1775961     ]
    - [net] tcp: ensure skb->dev is NULL before leaving TCP stack (Florian Westphal)      [1775961]

    [4.18.0-192.el8]
    - [drm] drm/bochs: downgrade pci_request_region failure from error to warning (D     ave Airlie) [1804735]
    - [drm] drm/bochs: deinit bugfix (Dave Airlie) [1804735]
    - [fs] gfs2: fix O_EXCL|O_CREAT handling on cold dcache (Andrew Price) [1811787]
    - [net] esp: remove the skb from the chain when its enqueued in cryptd_wq (Xin     Long) [1807909]
    - [powerpc] powerpc/nvdimm: set target_node properly (Diego Domingos) [1815038]

    [4.18.0-191.el8]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5e: Dont clear the whole vf config when switching modes (moha     mad meib) [1814350]
    - [fs] fuse: fix stack use after return (Miklos Szeredi) [1814666]

    [4.18.0-190.el8]
    - [powerpc] powerpc/pseries: Avoid NULL pointer dereference when drmem is unavai     lable (David Hildenbrand) [1812874]
    - [x86] kvm/svm: PKU not currently supported (Wei Huang) [1789159]
    - [x86] Remove the unsupported check for Cooper Lake (David Arcari) [1813921]

    [4.18.0-189.el8]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5e: Show/set Rx network flow classification rules on ul rep (A     laa Hleihel) [1795156 1794280]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5e: Init ethtool steering for representors (Alaa Hleihel) [179     5156 1794280]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5e: Show/set Rx flow indir table and RSS hash key on ul rep (A     laa Hleihel) [1795156 1794280]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5e: Introduce root ft concept for representors netdevs (Alaa H     leihel) [1795156 1794280]
    - [netdrv] net/mlx5: E-Switch, Use vport metadata matching only when mandatory (     Alaa Hleihel) [1795156]
    - [nvme] nvme: log additional message for controller status (David Milburn) [175     2952]

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.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:1769 advisory.

  - kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

  - Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR (CVE-2019-10639)

  - kernel: use-after-free in function __mdiobus_register() in drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c (CVE-2019-12819)

  - kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

  - kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

  - kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

  - kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/driver.c (CVE-2019-15223)

  - kernel: null pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c (CVE-2019-16234)

  - kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol (CVE-2019-17053)

  - kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN network protocol (CVE-2019-17055)

  - kernel: The flow_dissector feature allows device tracking (CVE-2019-18282)

  - kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

  - kernel: dos in mlx5_fpga_conn_create_cq() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/conn.c     (CVE-2019-19045)

  - kernel: dos in mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_dump() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c     (CVE-2019-19047)

  - kernel: memory leak in the nl80211_get_ftm_responder_stats() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c allows DoS     (CVE-2019-19055)

  - kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

  - kernel: A memory leak in the alloc_sgtable() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c     allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19058)

  - kernel: Multiple memory leaks in the iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in     drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/ctxt-info-gen3.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19059)

  - kernel: A memory leak in the sdma_init() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c allows for a DoS     (CVE-2019-19065)

  - kernel: Four memory leaks in the acp_hw_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acp.c allow     for a DoS (CVE-2019-19067)

  - kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

  - kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

  - kernel: memory leak in bnxt_re_create_srq function in drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c     (CVE-2019-19077)

  - kernel: malicious USB devices can lead to multiple out-of-bounds write (CVE-2019-19532)

  - kernel: information leak bug caused by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

  - kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

  - kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-bound     applications (CVE-2019-19922)

  - kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

  - kernel: use-after-free in cdev_put() when a PTP device is removed while it's chardev is open     (CVE-2020-10690)

  - kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel (CVE-2020-1749)

  - kernel: use-after-free in i915_ppgtt_close in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c (CVE-2020-7053)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.01, has kernel packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFS     implementation, all versions 3.x and all versions 4.x up     to 4.20. An attacker, who is able to mount an exported     NFS filesystem, is able to trigger a null pointer     dereference by using an invalid NFS sequence. This can     panic the machine and deny access to the NFS server. Any     outstanding disk writes to the NFS server will be lost.
    (CVE-2018-16871)

  - ieee802154_create in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the     AF_IEEE802154 network module in the Linux kernel through     5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that     unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka     CID-e69dbd4619e7. (CVE-2019-17053)

  - base_sock_create in drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c in the     AF_ISDN network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2     does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that     unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka     CID-b91ee4aa2a21. (CVE-2019-17055)

  - The flow_dissector feature in the Linux kernel 4.3     through 5.x before 5.3.10 has a device tracking     vulnerability, aka CID-55667441c84f. This occurs because     the auto flowlabel of a UDP IPv6 packet relies on a     32-bit hashrnd value as a secret, and because jhash     (instead of siphash) is used. The hashrnd value remains     the same starting from boot time, and can be inferred by     an attacker. This affects net/core/flow_dissector.c and     related code. (CVE-2019-18282)

  - An issue was discovered in net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c in     the Linux kernel before 5.0.11. There is a     net/ipv4/tcp_input.c signed integer overflow in     tcp_ack_update_rtt() when userspace writes a very large     integer to /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_min_rtt_wlen, leading     to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other     impact, aka CID-19fad20d15a6. (CVE-2019-18805)

  - A memory leak in the mlx5_fpga_conn_create_cq() function     in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/conn.c     in the Linux kernel before 5.3.11 allows attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by     triggering mlx5_vector2eqn() failures, aka     CID-c8c2a057fdc7. (CVE-2019-19045)

  - ** DISPUTED ** A memory leak in the     nl80211_get_ftm_responder_stats() function in     net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through     5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (memory consumption) by triggering nl80211hdr_put()     failures, aka CID-1399c59fa929. NOTE: third parties     dispute the relevance of this because it occurs on a     code path where a successful allocation has already     occurred. (CVE-2019-19055)

  - A memory leak in the bnxt_re_create_srq() function in     drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c in the Linux     kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial     of service (memory consumption) by triggering copy to     udata failures, aka CID-4a9d46a9fe14. (CVE-2019-19077)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.3.9, there are multiple     out-of-bounds write bugs that can be caused by a     malicious USB device in the Linux kernel HID drivers,     aka CID-d9d4b1e46d95. This affects drivers/hid/hid-     axff.c, drivers/hid/hid-dr.c, drivers/hid/hid-emsff.c,     drivers/hid/hid-gaff.c, drivers/hid/hid-holtekff.c,     drivers/hid/hid-lg2ff.c, drivers/hid/hid-lg3ff.c,     drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c, drivers/hid/hid-lgff.c,     drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c, drivers/hid/hid-     microsoft.c, drivers/hid/hid-sony.c, drivers/hid/hid-     tmff.c, and drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c. (CVE-2019-19532)

  - In the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, there is an info-leak     bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver, aka     CID-f7a1337f0d29. (CVE-2019-19534)

  - In the Linux kernel 5.4.0-rc2, there is a use-after-free     (read) in the __blk_add_trace function in     kernel/trace/blktrace.c (which is used to fill out a     blk_io_trace structure and place it in a per-cpu sub-     buffer). (CVE-2019-19768)

  - A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in     fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
    (CVE-2019-8980)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux     kernel's SELinux subsystem in versions before 5.7. This     flaw occurs while importing the Commercial IP Security     Option (CIPSO) protocol's category bitmap into the     SELinux extensible bitmap via the'     ebitmap_netlbl_import' routine. While processing the     CIPSO restricted bitmap tag in the     'cipso_v4_parsetag_rbm' routine, it sets the security     attribute to indicate that the category bitmap is     present, even if it has not been allocated. This issue     leads to a NULL pointer dereference issue while     importing the same category bitmap into SELinux. This     flaw allows a remote network user to crash the system     kernel, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2020-10711)

  - In the Linux kernel through 5.6.7 on the s390 platform,     code execution may occur because of a race condition, as     demonstrated by code in enable_sacf_uaccess in     arch/s390/lib/uaccess.c that fails to protect against a     concurrent page table upgrade, aka CID-3f777e19d171. A     crash could also occur. (CVE-2020-11884)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before     5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c     related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body. (CVE-2020-12657)

  - A flaw was discovered in the way that the KVM hypervisor     handled instruction emulation for an L2 guest when     nested virtualisation is enabled. Under some     circumstances, an L2 guest may trick the L0 guest into     accessing sensitive L1 resources that should be     inaccessible to the L2 guest. (CVE-2020-2732)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1567 advisory.

    The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with     extremely high determinism requirements.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

    * kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

    * kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets  in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol.
    (CVE-2019-17053)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN  network protocol. (CVE-2019-17055)

    * kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

    * kernel: information leak bug caused  by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

    * kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel. (CVE-2020-1749)

    * Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR     (CVE-2019-10639)

    * kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

    * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

    * kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

    * kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

    * kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

    * kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

    * kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-     bound applications (CVE-2019-19922)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Bug Fix(es):

    * RT: update RT source tree to the RHEL-8.2 tree (BZ#1708716)

    * KVM-RT guest fails boot with emulatorsched (BZ#1712781)

    * 8 vCPU guest need max latency < 20 us with stress [RT-8.2] (BZ#1757165)

    * Request nx_huge_pages=N as default value to avoid kvm-rt guest large latency spike [rt-8] (BZ#1788352)

    * RT: Add rpm Provide of 'kernel' to indicate that this is a kernel package (BZ#1796284)

    * [RHEL8] RT kernel signed by test certificate and not Red Hat Secure Boot (BZ#1806871)

    Enhancement(s):

    * update to the upstream 5.x RT patchset (BZ#1680161)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1769 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

    * kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)

    * kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service     (CVE-2019-8980)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets  in AF_IEEE802154 network protocol.
    (CVE-2019-17053)

    * kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in AF_ISDN  network protocol. (CVE-2019-17055)

    * kernel: integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c (CVE-2019-18805)

    * kernel: information leak bug caused  by a malicious USB device in the     drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c driver (CVE-2019-19534)

    * kernel: some ipv6 protocols not encrypted over ipsec tunnel. (CVE-2020-1749)

    * Kernel: net: using kernel space address bits to derive IP ID may potentially break KASLR     (CVE-2019-10639)

    * kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure     (CVE-2019-15090)

    * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash     (CVE-2019-15099)

    * kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c (CVE-2019-15221)

    * kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in     drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS (CVE-2019-19057)

    * kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)     (CVE-2019-19073)

    * kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS (CVE-2019-19074)

    * kernel: when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-     bound applications (CVE-2019-19922)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    This update also fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements. Documentation for these changes is     available from the Release Notes document linked to in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The pagemap_open function in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the     Linux kernel before 3.19.3, as used in Android 6.0.1     before 2016-03-01, allows local users to obtain     sensitive physical-address information by reading a     pagemap file, aka Android internal bug     25739721.(CVE-2016-0823i1/4%0

  - drivers/hid/hid-steelseries.c in the Human Interface     Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through     3.11, when CONFIG_HID_STEELSERIES is enabled, allows     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted     device.(CVE-2013-2891i1/4%0

  - The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel     through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL     xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges     by leveraging a group-writable setgid     directory.(CVE-2016-1575i1/4%0

  - Integer overflow in the vc4_get_bcl function in     drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c in the VideoCore DRM     driver in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local     users to cause a denial of service or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted size value in a     VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl call.(CVE-2017-5576i1/4%0

  - The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5     allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (system crash) via a VAPIC synchronization     operation involving a page-end     address.(CVE-2013-6368i1/4%0

  - It was found that the code in net/sctp/socket.c in the     Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict     association peel-off operations during certain wait     states, which allows local users to cause a denial of     service (invalid unlock and double free) via a     multithreaded application. This vulnerability was     introduced by CVE-2017-5986 fix (commit     2dcab5984841).(CVE-2017-6353i1/4%0

  - net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c in the Linux     kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer     incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call     to the (1) dccp_new, (2) dccp_packet, or (3) dccp_error     function.(CVE-2014-2523i1/4%0

  - Race condition vulnerability was found in     drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver     in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1. MIC VOP driver does     two successive reads from user space to read a variable     length data structure. Local user can obtain sensitive     information from kernel memory or can cause DoS by     corrupting kernel memory if the data structure changes     between the two reads.(CVE-2016-5728i1/4%0

  - An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in     the Linux kernel. An invalid pointer dereference in     io_ctl_map_page() when mounting and operating a crafted     btrfs image is due to a lack of block group item     validation in check_leaf_item() in     fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c function. This could lead to a     system crash and a denial of service.(CVE-2018-14613i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS     segment register base switching when recovering from a     #SS (stack segment) fault on an erroneous return to     user space. A local, unprivileged user could use this     flaw to escalate their privileges on the     system.(CVE-2014-9322i1/4%0

  - The keyring_search_aux function in     security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel allows     local users to cause a denial of service via a     request_key system call for the 'dead' key     type.(CVE-2017-6951i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's XFS file     system handled replacing of remote attributes under     certain conditions. A local user with access to XFS     file system mount could potentially use this flaw to     escalate their privileges on the     system.(CVE-2015-0274i1/4%0

  - A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in     fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by triggering vfs_read     failures.(CVE-2019-8980i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the kernel's implementation of the     Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF). A local attacker could     craft BPF code to crash the system by creating a     situation in which the JIT compiler would fail to     correctly optimize the JIT image on the last pass. This     would lead to the CPU executing instructions that were     not part of the JIT code.(CVE-2015-4700i1/4%0

  - A security flaw was discovered in     nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in the Linux kernel     since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13. This function does not     check whether the required attributes are present in a     netlink request. This request can be issued by a user     with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege and may result in NULL     dereference and a system crash.(CVE-2017-12153i1/4%0

  - The atyfb_ioctl function in     drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c in the Linux     kernel through 4.12.10 does not initialize a certain     data structure, which allows local users to obtain     sensitive information from kernel stack memory by     reading locations associated with padding     bytes.(CVE-2017-14156i1/4%0

  - kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in     the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during     certain migrations, which allows local users to gain     privileges via a crafted application, aka Android     internal bug 31095224.(CVE-2016-6787i1/4%0

  - The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c in     the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before     2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 (2013) devices, uses weak     permissions for /proc/iomem, which allows local users     to obtain sensitive information by reading this file,     aka Android internal bug 28814213 and Qualcomm internal     bug CR786116. NOTE: the permissions may be intentional     in most non-Android contexts.(CVE-2015-8944i1/4%0

  - Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function     in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows     local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based     buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by     changing a certain count value, aka a 'double fetch'     vulnerability.(CVE-2016-6516i1/4%0

  - It was found that the timer functionality in the Linux     kernel ALSA subsystem is prone to a race condition     between read and ioctl system call handlers, resulting     in an uninitialized memory disclosure to user space. A     local user could use this flaw to read information     belonging to other users.(CVE-2017-1000380i1/4%0

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.

CVE-2018-14625

A use-after-free bug was found in the vhost driver for the Virtual Socket protocol. If this driver is used to communicate with a malicious virtual machine guest, the guest could read sensitive information from the host kernel.

CVE-2018-16884

A flaw was found in the NFS 4.1 client implementation. Mounting NFS shares in multiple network namespaces at the same time could lead to a user-after-free. Local users might be able to use this for denial of service (memory corruption or crash) or possibly for privilege escalation.

This can be mitigated by disabling unprivileged users from creating user namespaces, which is the default in Debian.

CVE-2018-19824

Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered a use-after-free bug in the USB audio driver. A physically present attacker able to attach a specially designed USB device could use this for privilege escalation.

CVE-2018-19985

Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered a missing bounds check in the hso USB serial driver. A physically present user able to attach a specially designed USB device could use this to read sensitive information from the kernel or to cause a denial of service (crash).

CVE-2018-20169

Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered missing bounds checks in the USB core. A physically present attacker able to attach a specially designed USB device could use this to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly for privilege escalation.

CVE-2018-1000026

It was discovered that Linux could forward aggregated network packets with a segmentation size too large for the output device. In the specific case of Broadcom NetXtremeII 10Gb adapters, this would result in a denial of service (firmware crash). This update adds a mitigation to the bnx2x driver for this hardware.

CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460

Shlomi Oberman, Yuli Shapiro and Karamba Security Ltd. research team discovered missing range checks in the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation.
If Bluetooth is enabled, a nearby attacker could use these to read sensitive information from the kernel.

CVE-2019-3701

Muyu Yu and Marcus Meissner reported that the CAN gateway implementation allowed the frame length to be modified, typically resulting in out-of-bounds memory-mapped I/O writes. On a system with CAN devices present, a local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in the initial net namespace could use this to cause a crash (oops) or other hardware-dependent impact.

CVE-2019-3819

A potential infinite loop was discovered in the HID debugfs interface exposed under /sys/kernel/debug/hid. A user with access to these files could use this for denial of service.

This interface is only accessible to root by default, which fully mitigates the issue.

CVE-2019-6974

Jann Horn reported a use-after-free bug in KVM. A local user with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) or possibly for privilege escalation.

CVE-2019-7221

Jim Mattson and Felix Wilhelm reported a user-after-free bug in KVM's nested VMX implementation. On systems with Intel CPUs, a local user with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) or possibly for privilege escalation.

Nested VMX is disabled by default, which fully mitigates the issue.

CVE-2019-7222

Felix Wilhelm reported an information leak in KVM for x86. A local user with access to /dev/kvm could use this to read sensitive information from the kernel.

CVE-2019-8980

A bug was discovered in the kernel_read_file() function used to load firmware files. In certain error conditions it could leak memory, which might lead to a denial of service. This is probbaly not exploitable in a Debian system.

CVE-2019-9213

Jann Horn reported that privileged tasks could cause stack segments, including those in other processes, to grow downward to address 0. On systems lacking SMAP (x86) or PAN (ARM), this exacerbated other vulnerabilities: a NULL pointer dereference could be exploited for privilege escalation rather than only for denial of service.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.168-1~deb8u1. This version also includes fixes for Debian bugs #904385, #918103, and #922306; and other fixes included in upstream stable updates.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux-4.9 and linux-latest-4.9 packages. You will need to use 'apt-get upgrade --with-new-pkgs' or 'apt upgrade' as the binary package names have changed.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4612 advisory.

    - can: gw: ensure DLC boundaries after CAN frame modification (Oliver Hartkopp)  [Orabug: 29215297]     {CVE-2019-3701} {CVE-2019-3701}
    - exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file (YueHaibing)  [Orabug: 29454858]  {CVE-2019-8980}
    - net: crypto set sk to NULL when af_alg_release. (Mao Wenan)  [Orabug: 29454874]  {CVE-2019-8912}
    - mm: enforce min addr even if capable() in expand_downwards() (Jann Horn)  [Orabug: 29501977]     {CVE-2019-9213}
    - KVM: nVMX: unconditionally cancel preemption timer in free_nested (CVE-2019-7221) (Peter Shier)     [Orabug: 29408638]  {CVE-2019-7221}
    - KVM: x86: work around leak of uninitialized stack contents (CVE-2019-7222) (Paolo Bonzini)  [Orabug:
    29408618]  {CVE-2019-7222}
    - kvm: fix kvm_ioctl_create_device() reference counting (CVE-2019-6974) (Jann Horn)  [Orabug: 29408541]     {CVE-2019-6974}

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.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3931-2 advisory.

    USN-3931-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the     corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu     16.04 LTS and for the Linux Azure kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

    M. Vefa Bicakci and Andy Lutomirski discovered that the kernel did not properly set up all arguments to an     error handler callback used when running as a paravirtualized guest. An unprivileged attacker in a     paravirtualized guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2018-14678)

    It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel on ARM 64bit processors did not properly     handle some ioctls. An attacker with the privilege to create KVM-based virtual machines could use this to     cause a denial of service (host system crash) or execute arbitrary code in the host. (CVE-2018-18021)

    Mathias Payer and Hui Peng discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) subsystem. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2018-19824)

    Shlomi Oberman, Yuli Shapiro, and Ran Menscher discovered an information leak in the Bluetooth     implementation of the Linux kernel. An attacker within Bluetooth range could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel memory). (CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460)

    Jann Horn discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of     service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2019-6974)

    Jim Mattson and Felix Wilhelm discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when using nested virtual machines. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host system. (CVE-2019-7221)

    Felix Wilhelm discovered that an information leak vulnerability existed in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when nested virtualization is used. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (host system memory to a guest VM). (CVE-2019-7222)

    Jann Horn discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel was insufficiently hardened against     Spectre V1 attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-7308)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the user- space API for crypto (af_alg)     implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-8912)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory when handling certain errors     while reading files. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory     consumption). (CVE-2019-8980)

    Jann Horn discovered that the mmap implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the mmap     minimum address in some situations. A local attacker could use this to assist exploiting a kernel NULL     pointer dereference vulnerability. (CVE-2019-9213)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3931-1 advisory.

    M. Vefa Bicakci and Andy Lutomirski discovered that the kernel did not properly set up all arguments to an     error handler callback used when running as a paravirtualized guest. An unprivileged attacker in a     paravirtualized guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2018-14678)

    It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel on ARM 64bit processors did not properly     handle some ioctls. An attacker with the privilege to create KVM-based virtual machines could use this to     cause a denial of service (host system crash) or execute arbitrary code in the host. (CVE-2018-18021)

    Mathias Payer and Hui Peng discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) subsystem. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2018-19824)

    Shlomi Oberman, Yuli Shapiro, and Ran Menscher discovered an information leak in the Bluetooth     implementation of the Linux kernel. An attacker within Bluetooth range could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel memory). (CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460)

    Jann Horn discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of     service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2019-6974)

    Jim Mattson and Felix Wilhelm discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when using nested virtual machines. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host system. (CVE-2019-7221)

    Felix Wilhelm discovered that an information leak vulnerability existed in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when nested virtualization is used. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (host system memory to a guest VM). (CVE-2019-7222)

    Jann Horn discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel was insufficiently hardened against     Spectre V1 attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-7308)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the user- space API for crypto (af_alg)     implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-8912)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory when handling certain errors     while reading files. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory     consumption). (CVE-2019-8980)

    Jann Horn discovered that the mmap implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the mmap     minimum address in some situations. A local attacker could use this to assist exploiting a kernel NULL     pointer dereference vulnerability. (CVE-2019-9213)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3930-2 advisory.

    USN-3930-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.10. This update provides the     corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.10 for Ubuntu 18.04     LTS.

    Mathias Payer and Hui Peng discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) subsystem. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash). (CVE-2018-19824)

    Shlomi Oberman, Yuli Shapiro, and Ran Menscher discovered an information leak in the Bluetooth     implementation of the Linux kernel. An attacker within Bluetooth range could use this to expose sensitive     information (kernel memory). (CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460)

    Jann Horn discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free     vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of     service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2019-6974)

    Jim Mattson and Felix Wilhelm discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when using nested virtual machines. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host system. (CVE-2019-7221)

    Felix Wilhelm discovered that an information leak vulnerability existed in the KVM subsystem of the Linux     kernel, when nested virtualization is used. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive     information (host system memory to a guest VM). (CVE-2019-7222)

    Jann Horn discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel was insufficiently hardened against     Spectre V1 attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-7308)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the user- space API for crypto (af_alg)     implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-8912)

    Jakub Jirasek discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel. A     local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary     code. (CVE-2019-8956)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory when handling certain errors     while reading files. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory     consumption). (CVE-2019-8980)

    It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the IPMI implementation in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker with access to the IPMI character device files could use this to cause a denial     of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-9003)

    Jann Horn discovered that the SNMP NAT implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient ASN.1     length checks. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-9162)

    Jann Horn discovered that the mmap implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the mmap     minimum address in some situations. A local attacker could use this to assist exploiting a kernel NULL     pointer dereference vulnerability. (CVE-2019-9213)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Mathias Payer and Hui Peng discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-19824)

Shlomi Oberman, Yuli Shapiro, and Ran Menscher discovered an information leak in the Bluetooth implementation of the Linux kernel.
An attacker within Bluetooth range could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460)

Jann Horn discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (guest VM crash). (CVE-2019-6974)

Jim Mattson and Felix Wilhelm discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel, when using nested virtual machines. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host system. (CVE-2019-7221)

Felix Wilhelm discovered that an information leak vulnerability existed in the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel, when nested virtualization is used. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (host system memory to a guest VM).
(CVE-2019-7222)

Jann Horn discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel was insufficiently hardened against Spectre V1 attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-7308)

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the user- space API for crypto (af_alg) implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-8912)

Jakub Jirasek discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-8956)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory when handling certain errors while reading files. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption). (CVE-2019-8980)

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the IPMI implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with access to the IPMI character device files could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-9003)

Jann Horn discovered that the SNMP NAT implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient ASN.1 length checks. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-9162)

Jann Horn discovered that the mmap implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the mmap minimum address in some situations. A local attacker could use this to assist exploiting a kernel NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. (CVE-2019-9213).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed :

CVE-2019-2024: A use-after-free when disconnecting a source was fixed which could lead to crashes. bnc#1129179).

CVE-2019-9213: expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacks a check for the mmap minimum address, which made it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task (bnc#1128166).

CVE-2019-8980: A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures (bnc#1126209).

CVE-2019-3819: A flaw was found in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file which may enter an infinite loop with certain parameters passed from a userspace. A local privileged user ('root') can cause a system lock up and a denial of service. Versions from v4.18 and newer are vulnerable (bnc#1123161).

CVE-2019-8912: af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr (bnc#1125907).

CVE-2019-7308: kernel/bpf/verifier.c performed undesirable out-of-bounds speculation on pointer arithmetic in various cases, including cases of different branches with different state or limits to sanitize, leading to side-channel attacks (bnc#1124055).

CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460: The Bluetooth stack suffered from two remote information leak vulnerabilities in the code that handles incoming L2cap configuration packets (bsc#1120758).

CVE-2019-7221: Fixed a user-after-free vulnerability in the KVM hypervisor related to the emulation of a preemption timer, allowing an guest user/process to crash the host kernel. (bsc#1124732).

CVE-2019-7222: Fixed an information leakage in the KVM hypervisor related to handling page fault exceptions, which allowed a guest user/process to use this flaw to leak the host's stack memory contents to a guest (bsc#1124735).

CVE-2019-6974: kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandled reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free (bnc#1124728).

CVE-2018-20669: Missing access control checks in ioctl of gpu/drm/i915 driver were fixed which might have lead to information leaks.
(bnc#1122971).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A kernel memory leak was found in the kernel_read_file() function in the fs/exec.c file in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a memory leak and thus a denial of service (DoS).(CVE-2019-8980)

A flaw was found in mmap in the Linux kernel allowing the process to map a null page. This allows attackers to abuse this mechanism to turn NULL pointer dereferences into workable exploits.(CVE-2019-9213)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 Azure kernel was updated to fix various issues.

The following security bugs were fixed :

CVE-2019-2024: A use-after-free when disconnecting a source was fixed which could lead to crashes. bnc#1129179).

CVE-2019-9213: expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacked a check for the mmap minimum address, which made it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task (bnc#1128166 1128378 1129016).

CVE-2019-8980: A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures (bnc#1126209).

CVE-2019-3819: A flaw was found in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file which may enter an infinite loop with certain parameters passed from a userspace. A local privileged user ('root') can cause a system lock up and a denial of service. (bnc#1123161).

CVE-2019-8912: af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglected to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which led to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr (bnc#1125907 1126284).

CVE-2019-7308: kernel/bpf/verifier.c performed undesirable out-of-bounds speculation on pointer arithmetic in various cases, including cases of different branches with different state or limits to sanitize, leading to side-channel attacks (bnc#1124055).

CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460: The Bluetooth stack suffered from two remote information leak vulnerabilities in the code that handles incoming L2cap configuration packets (bsc#1120758).

CVE-2019-7221: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM hypervisor related to the emulation of a preemption timer, allowing an guest user/process to crash the host kernel. (bsc#1124732).

CVE-2019-7222: Fixed an information leakage in the KVM hypervisor related to handling page fault exceptions, which allowed a guest user/process to use this flaw to leak the host's stack memory contents to a guest (bsc#1124735).

CVE-2019-6974: kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandled reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free (bnc#1124728).

CVE-2018-20669: An issue where a provided address with access_ok() is not checked was discovered in i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c where a local attacker can craft a malicious IOCTL function call to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, resulting in a Denial of Service or privilege escalation (bnc#1122971).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed :

CVE-2018-20669: Missing access control checks in ioctl of gpu/drm/i915 driver were fixed which might have lead to information leaks.
(bnc#1122971).

CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460: The Bluetooth stack suffered from two remote information leak vulnerabilities in the code that handles incoming L2cap configuration packets (bsc#1120758).

CVE-2019-3819: A flaw was found in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file which may enter an infinite loop with certain parameters passed from a userspace. A local privileged user ('root') can cause a system lock up and a denial of service. (bnc#1123161).

CVE-2019-6974: kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandled reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free (bnc#1124728 ).

CVE-2019-7221: Fixed a use-after-free vulnerability in the KVM hypervisor related to the emulation of a preemption timer, allowing an guest user/process to crash the host kernel. (bsc#1124732).

CVE-2019-7222: Fixed an information leakage in the KVM hypervisor related to handling page fault exceptions, which allowed a guest user/process to use this flaw to leak the host's stack memory contents to a guest (bsc#1124735).

CVE-2019-7308: kernel/bpf/verifier.c performed undesirable out-of-bounds speculation on pointer arithmetic in various cases, including cases of different branches with different state or limits to sanitize, leading to side-channel attacks (bnc#1124055).

CVE-2019-8912: af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr (bnc#1125907).

CVE-2019-8980: A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures (bnc#1126209).

CVE-2019-9213: expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacked a check for the mmap minimum address, which made it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task (bnc#1128166).

CVE-2019-2024: A use-after-free when disconnecting a source was fixed which could lead to crashes. bnc#1129179).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A kernel memory leak was found in the kernel_read_file() function in the fs/exec.c file in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a memory leak and thus a denial of service (DoS).
(CVE-2019-8980)

A flaw was found in mmap in the Linux kernel allowing the process to map a null page. This allows attackers to abuse this mechanism to turn NULL pointer dereferences into workable exploits. (CVE-2019-9213)

The 4.20.14 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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The 4.20.13 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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The 4.20.12 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The 4.20.12 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
203128	Photon OS 2.0: Linux PHSA-2019-2.0-0142	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
202823	Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2019-3.0-0007	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
199918	RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195652	RHEL 7 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
181001	Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2020-1769)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
145850	CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2020:1769)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
138766	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.01 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2020-0030)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
136116	RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2020:1567)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
136115	RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:1769)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
124829	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1506)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
124595	Debian DLA-1771-1 : linux-4.9 security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
124050	openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2019-1193)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
124048	Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4612)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
123679	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3931-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
123678	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3931-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
123677	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3930-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
123676	Ubuntu 18.10 : linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 (USN-3930-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
123496	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:0784-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
123466	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2019-1179)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
123445	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:0767-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
123413	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:0765-1) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
123087	Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2019-1179)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
122769	Fedora 28 : kernel / kernel-headers (2019-196ab64d65)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
122521	Fedora 29 : kernel / kernel-headers (2019-7462acf8ba)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

Detections

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CVE-2019-8980

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Tenable Plugins

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