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Fedora 33 : kernel (2020-ce117eff51)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141488

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update contains patches for the BleedingTooth CVEs.

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The 5.8.15 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-ce117eff51

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141488

File Name: fedora_2020-ce117eff51.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/16/2020

Updated: 2/15/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12351

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:33, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12351, CVE-2020-12352, CVE-2020-16119