RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2018:1130)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 109116

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1130 advisory.

- hw: cpu: speculative execution branch target injection (CVE-2017-5715)

- kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in DCCP socket (CVE-2017-8824)

- kernel: Incorrect type conversion for size during dma allocation (CVE-2017-9725)

- kernel: v4l2: disabled memory access protection mechanism allowing privilege escalation (CVE-2017-13166)

- kernel: Use-after-free in snd_seq_ioctl_create_port() (CVE-2017-15265)

- kernel: Missing namespace check in net/netlink/af_netlink.c allows for network monitors to observe systemwide activity (CVE-2017-17449)

- kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c (CVE-2017-18017)

- kernel: kvm: Reachable BUG() on out-of-bounds guest IRQ (CVE-2017-1000252)

- kernel: Stack information leak in the EFS element (CVE-2017-1000410)

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

Solution

Update the RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:1130.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 109116

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-1130.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/18/2018

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-bootwrapper, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000252, CVE-2017-1000410, CVE-2017-13166, CVE-2017-15265, CVE-2017-17449, CVE-2017-18017, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-8824, CVE-2017-9725

CWE: 119, 200, 266, 284, 416, 617, 681

RHSA: 2018:1130

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