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RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2019:2696)
high Nessus Plugin ID 128662
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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-2019:2696 advisory.- kernel: Memory corruption due to incorrect socket cloning (CVE-2018-9568)
- kernel: Missing check in fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() does not clear SGID bit on non-directories for non- members (CVE-2018-13405)
- kernel: nfs: NULL pointer dereference due to an anomalized NFS message sequence (CVE-2018-16871)
- kernel: nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() (CVE-2018-16884)
- kernel: hw: Spectre SWAPGS gadget vulnerability (CVE-2019-1125)
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-2019:2696.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?3010c9f0
https://access.redhat.com/articles/4329821
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2696
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599161
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655904
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 128662
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2696.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/11/2019
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: 7.4
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-2018-9568
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/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-2018-16884
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: 9/10/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-13405, CVE-2018-16871, CVE-2018-16884, CVE-2018-9568, CVE-2019-1125