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CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2019:2029)
high Nessus Plugin ID 128651
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es) :
* Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900)
* Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489)
* kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report (CVE-2018-9363)
* kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tp_session_create() and l2tp_eth_create() (CVE-2018-9517)
* kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853)
* kernel: use-after-free Read in vhost_transport_send_pkt (CVE-2018-14625)
* kernel: use-after-free in ucma_leave_multicast in drivers/infiniband/core/ ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734)
* kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594)
* kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281)
* kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459)
* kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460)
* kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882)
* kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599)
* kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/ megaraid_sas_base.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810)
* kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833)
* kernel: Information exposure in fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/ floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755)
* kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/ mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087)
* kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/ hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516)
* kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function (CVE-2018-13053)
* kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function (CVE-2018-13093)
* kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfs_da_shrink_inode function (CVE-2018-13094)
* kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c (CVE-2018-13095)
* kernel: Information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status (CVE-2018-16658)
* kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpy_fromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885)
* Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222)
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 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
Update the affected kernel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 128651
File Name: centos_RHSA-2019-2029.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/11/2019
Updated: 12/5/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-9517
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.4
Temporal Score: 7.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-9363
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-10853, CVE-2018-13053, CVE-2018-13093, CVE-2018-13094, CVE-2018-13095, CVE-2018-14625, CVE-2018-14734, CVE-2018-15594, CVE-2018-16658, CVE-2018-16885, CVE-2018-18281, CVE-2018-7755, CVE-2018-8087, CVE-2018-9363, CVE-2018-9516, CVE-2018-9517, CVE-2019-11599, CVE-2019-11810, CVE-2019-11833, CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460, CVE-2019-3882, CVE-2019-3900, CVE-2019-5489, CVE-2019-7222, CVE-2019-9456
RHSA: 2019:2029