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RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2021:0019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 144754
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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-2021:0019 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: race condition in smp_task_timedout() and smp_task_done() in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c leads to use-after-free (CVE-2018-20836)
* kernel: use-after-free in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c (CVE-2019-15917)
* kernel: out-of-bounds write via crafted keycode table (CVE-2019-20636)
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 Fix(es):
* RHEL7 - [ Brazos ] Core(s) per socket and Socket values are interchanged in lscpu output. (kernel) (BZ#1879096)
* [DELL EMC 7.9 BUG] System crash when stressed using burnin stress tool (BZ#1893994)
* [ Marvell 7.9] update qla2xxx driver with critical bug fixes (BZ#1895440)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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-2021:0019.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?503f47e6
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0019
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1707796
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 144754
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-0019.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2021
Updated: 11/7/2024
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
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20836
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-bootwrapper, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-20836, CVE-2019-15917, CVE-2019-20636
BID: 108196