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CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2019:3055)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 130128
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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: Use-after-free in __blk_drain_queue() function in block/blk-core.c (CVE-2018-20856)
* kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie function in marvell/mwifiex/scan.c (CVE-2019-3846)
* hardware: bluetooth: BR/EDR encryption key negotiation attacks (KNOB) (CVE-2019-9506)
* kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_uap_parse_tail_ies function in drivers/net /wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c (CVE-2019-10126)
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.
Bug Fixes :
* gfs2: Fix iomap write page reclaim deadlock (BZ#1737373)
* [FJ7.6 Bug]: [REG] kernel: ipc: ipc_free should use kvfree (BZ#1740178)
* high update_cfs_rq_blocked_load contention (BZ#1740180)
* [Hyper-V][RHEL 7] kdump fails to start on a Hyper-V guest of Windows Server 2019. (BZ#1740188)
* kvm: backport cpuidle-haltpoll driver (BZ#1740192)
* Growing unreclaimable slab memory (BZ#1741920)
* [bnx2x] ping failed from pf to vf which has been attached to vm (BZ# 1741926)
* [Hyper-V]vPCI devices cannot allocate IRQs vectors in a Hyper-V VM with > 240 vCPUs (i.e., when in x2APIC mode) (BZ#1743324)
* Macsec: inbound MACSEC frame is unexpectedly dropped with InPktsNotValid (BZ#1744442)
* RHEL 7.7 Beta - Hit error when trying to run nvme connect with IPv6 address (BZ#1744443)
* RHEL 7.6 SS4 - Paths lost when running straight I/O on NVMe/RoCE system (BZ #1744444)
* NFSv4.0 client sending a double CLOSE (leading to EIO application failure) (BZ#1744946)
* [Azure] CRI-RDOS | [RHEL 7.8] Live migration only takes 10 seconds, but the VM was unavailable for 2 hours (BZ#1748239)
* NFS client autodisconnect timer may fire immediately after TCP connection setup and may cause DoS type reconnect problem in complex network environments (BZ#1749290)
* [Inspur] RHEL7.6 ASPEED graphic card display issue (BZ#1749296)
* Allows macvlan to operated correctly over the active-backup mode to support bonding events. (BZ#1751579)
* [LLNL 7.5 Bug] slab leak causing a crash when using kmem control group (BZ# 1752421)
Users of kernel are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
Solution
Update the affected kernel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 130128
File Name: centos_RHSA-2019-3055.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/22/2019
Updated: 4/17/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3846
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10126
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-perf, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
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: 10/21/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-20856, CVE-2019-10126, CVE-2019-3846, CVE-2019-9506
RHSA: 2019:3055