Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3939 advisory.

  - Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a     privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-27635,     CVE-2022-40964)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2022-36351)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

  - Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software may allow a privileged user     to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-46329)

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-2024:4575 advisory.

    The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to     operate.

    Security Fix(es):

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-27635)

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-40964)

    * hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-46329)

    * hw: amd: INVD instruction may lead to a loss of SEV-ES guest machine memory integrity problem     (CVE-2023-20592)

    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.

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 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3939 advisory.

    The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to     operate.

    Security Fix(es):

    * hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-46329)

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-27635)

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-40964)

    * hw: intel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-36351)

    * hw: intel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-38076)

    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.

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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3422 advisory.

    The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to     operate.

    Security Fix(es):

    * linux-firmware: hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi     (CVE-2022-27635)

    * linux-firmware: hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi     (CVE-2022-40964)

    * linux-firmware: hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi     (CVE-2022-46329)

    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.

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 linux-firmware packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a     privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-27635,     CVE-2022-40964)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2022-36351)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

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.

According to the versions of the linux-firmware packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a     privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-27635,     CVE-2022-40964)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2022-36351)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

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.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6595 advisory.

    [20230516-999.27.git6c9e0ed5.el9]
    - Update firmware for qat_4xxx devices (Orabug: 35811008)

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 Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-dd3ebcea25 advisory.

    Update to upstream 20230919 release:

    * amd-ucode: Add note on fam19h warnings
    * i915: update MTL HuC to version 8.5.4
    * amdgpu: update DMCUB to 0.0.183.0 for various AMDGPU ASICs
    * qcom: add link to sc8280xp audioreach firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: add RB5 sensors DSP firmware
    * qcom: Update vpu-1.0 firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: update DSP firmware
    * qcom: add firmware for the onboard WiFi on qcm2290 / qrb4210
    * qcom: add venus firmware files for v6.0
    * qcom: add firmware for QRB4210 platforms
    * qcom: add firmware for QCM2290 platforms
    * qcom: add GPU firmware for QCM2290 / QRB2210
    * ath10k/WCN3990: move wlanmdsp to qcom/sdm845
    * QCA: Update Bluetooth WCN685x 2.1 firmware to 2.1.0-00605
    * Fix carl9170fw shell scripts for shellcheck errors
    * i915: Update MTL DMC to v2.16
    * Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200/AX201/AX203/AX210/AX211
    * Update firmware for qat_4xxx devices
    * Update AMD SEV firmware
    * rtw89: 8852b: update fw to v0.29.29.3
    * rtw89: 8851b: update fw to v0.29.41.2
    * i915: add GSC 102.0.0.1655 for MTL
    * cirrus: Add CS35L41 firmware for HP G11 models
    * Update AMD cpu microcode
    * rtl_bt: Add firmware v2 file for RTL8852C
    * Revert rtl_bt: Update RTL8852C BT USB firmware to 0x040D_7225
    * cxgb4: Update firmware to revision 1.27.4.0

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6595 advisory.

    The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to     operate.

    Security Fix(es):

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-27635)

    * hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-40964)

    * hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-46329)

    * hw: intel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-36351)

    * hw amd: Return Address Predictor vulnerability leading to information disclosure (CVE-2023-20569)

    * hw: intel: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-38076)

    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:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Release Notes     linked from 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.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3596 advisory.

  - Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a     privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-27635,     CVE-2022-40964)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2022-36351)

  - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an     authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

  - Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software may allow a privileged user     to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-46329)

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

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-defb0a89ff advisory.

    Update to upstream 20230919 release:

    * amd-ucode: Add note on fam19h warnings
    * i915: update MTL HuC to version 8.5.4
    * amdgpu: update DMCUB to 0.0.183.0 for various AMDGPU ASICs
    * qcom: add link to sc8280xp audioreach firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: add RB5 sensors DSP firmware
    * qcom: Update vpu-1.0 firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: update DSP firmware
    * qcom: add firmware for the onboard WiFi on qcm2290 / qrb4210
    * qcom: add venus firmware files for v6.0
    * qcom: add firmware for QRB4210 platforms
    * qcom: add firmware for QCM2290 platforms
    * qcom: add GPU firmware for QCM2290 / QRB2210
    * ath10k/WCN3990: move wlanmdsp to qcom/sdm845
    * QCA: Update Bluetooth WCN685x 2.1 firmware to 2.1.0-00605
    * Fix carl9170fw shell scripts for shellcheck errors
    * i915: Update MTL DMC to v2.16
    * Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200/AX201/AX203/AX210/AX211
    * Update firmware for qat_4xxx devices
    * Update AMD SEV firmware
    * rtw89: 8852b: update fw to v0.29.29.3
    * rtw89: 8851b: update fw to v0.29.41.2
    * i915: add GSC 102.0.0.1655 for MTL
    * cirrus: Add CS35L41 firmware for HP G11 models
    * Update AMD cpu microcode
    * rtl_bt: Add firmware v2 file for RTL8852C
    * Revert rtl_bt: Update RTL8852C BT USB firmware to 0x040D_7225
    * cxgb4: Update firmware to revision 1.27.4.0

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-4056a5c165 advisory.

    Update to upstream 20230919 release:

    * amd-ucode: Add note on fam19h warnings
    * i915: update MTL HuC to version 8.5.4
    * amdgpu: update DMCUB to 0.0.183.0 for various AMDGPU ASICs
    * qcom: add link to sc8280xp audioreach firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: add RB5 sensors DSP firmware
    * qcom: Update vpu-1.0 firmware
    * qcom: sm8250: update DSP firmware
    * qcom: add firmware for the onboard WiFi on qcm2290 / qrb4210
    * qcom: add venus firmware files for v6.0
    * qcom: add firmware for QRB4210 platforms
    * qcom: add firmware for QCM2290 platforms
    * qcom: add GPU firmware for QCM2290 / QRB2210
    * ath10k/WCN3990: move wlanmdsp to qcom/sdm845
    * QCA: Update Bluetooth WCN685x 2.1 firmware to 2.1.0-00605
    * Fix carl9170fw shell scripts for shellcheck errors
    * i915: Update MTL DMC to v2.16
    * Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200/AX201/AX203/AX210/AX211
    * Update firmware for qat_4xxx devices
    * Update AMD SEV firmware
    * rtw89: 8852b: update fw to v0.29.29.3
    * rtw89: 8851b: update fw to v0.29.41.2
    * i915: add GSC 102.0.0.1655 for MTL
    * cirrus: Add CS35L41 firmware for HP G11 models
    * Update AMD cpu microcode
    * rtl_bt: Add firmware v2 file for RTL8852C
    * Revert rtl_bt: Update RTL8852C BT USB firmware to 0x040D_7225
    * cxgb4: Update firmware to revision 1.27.4.0

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

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
204712	CentOS 7 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2024:3939)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
202500	RHEL 8 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2024:4575)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
200649	RHEL 7 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2024:3939)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
197982	RHEL 9 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2024:3422)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
197262	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.0 : linux-firmware (EulerOS-SA-2024-1692)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
191882	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : linux-firmware (EulerOS-SA-2024-1284)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
185816	Oracle Linux 9 : linux-firmware (ELSA-2023-6595)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
185233	Fedora 39 : linux-firmware (2023-dd3ebcea25)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
185122	RHEL 9 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2023:6595)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
182408	Debian DLA-3596-1 : firmware-nonfree - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
181865	Fedora 37 : linux-firmware (2023-defb0a89ff)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
181816	Fedora 38 : linux-firmware (2023-4056a5c165)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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