Check Point Gaia Operating System Administrator password truncation (sk156192)

high Nessus Plugin ID 134891

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Gaia Operating System which is affected by multiple vulnerabilities involving the Linux Kernel's handling of TCP networking.
- It is possible to overflow the 16bit width of TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_gso_segs which could result in the system crashing resulting in a Denial of Service. (CVE-2019-11477)

- It is possible to fragment the TCP retransmission queue in tcp_fragment in the Linux Kernel when handling specific TCP Selective Acknowledgement sequences. This could be abused by an atacker to cause a Denial of Service. (CVE-2019-11478)

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

Solution

Apply the relevant patch and fix referenced in the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2ba8a64f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134891

File Name: check_point_gaia_sk156192.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 3/25/2020

Updated: 3/21/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11477

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11478

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:check_point:gaia_os

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/Check_Point/version, Host/Check_Point/model, Host/Check_Point/hotfixes

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11477, CVE-2019-11478