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RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2018:1640)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 110218
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kernel.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1640 advisory.- hw: cpu: speculative store bypass (CVE-2018-3639)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2018:1640.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?142624f3
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ssbd
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566890
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1640
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 110218
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-1640.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/30/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-3639
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf
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: 5/29/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-3639