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CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2019:3517)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 145665

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2019:3517 advisory.

 - kernel: Linux stack ASLR implementation Integer overflow (CVE-2015-1593)

 - kernel: nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() (CVE-2018-16884)

 - kernel: Information Disclosure in crypto_report_one in crypto/crypto_user.c (CVE-2018-19854)

 - kernel: oob memory read in hso_probe in drivers/net/usb/hso.c (CVE-2018-19985)

 - kernel: usb: missing size check in the __usb_get_extra_descriptor() leading to DoS (CVE-2018-20169)

 - kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_uap_parse_tail_ies function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c (CVE-2019-10126)

 - kernel: null-pointer dereference in hci_uart_set_flow_control (CVE-2019-10207)

 - Kernel: net: weak IP ID generation leads to remote device tracking (CVE-2019-10638)

 - kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599)

 - kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833)

 - kernel: sensitive information disclosure from kernel stack memory via HIDPCONNADD command (CVE-2019-11884)

 - kernel: unchecked kstrdup of fwstr in drm_load_edid_firmware leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-12382)

 - kernel: use-after-free in arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c (CVE-2019-13233)

 - kernel: denial of service in arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c via sigreturn() system call (CVE-2019-13648)

 - Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer (CVE-2019-14821)

 - kernel: out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink (CVE-2019-15666)

 - kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-15916)

 - kernel: memory leak in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c (CVE-2019-15921)

 - kernel: null pointer dereference in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c (CVE-2019-15924)

 - kernel: Memory leak in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c (CVE-2019-16994)

 - kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459)

 - kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460)

 - kernel: SCTP socket buffer memory leak leading to denial of service (CVE-2019-3874)

 - kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882)

 - Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900)

 - Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489)

 - Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222)

 - hardware: bluetooth: BR/EDR encryption key negotiation attacks (KNOB) (CVE-2019-9506)

 - kernel: use-after-free read in napi_gro_frags() in the Linux kernel (CVE-2020-10720)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 145665

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2019-3517.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/29/2021

Updated: 12/5/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10126

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-modules, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bpftool

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1593, CVE-2018-16884, CVE-2018-19854, CVE-2018-19985, CVE-2018-20169, CVE-2019-10126, CVE-2019-10207, CVE-2019-10638, CVE-2019-11599, CVE-2019-11833, CVE-2019-11884, CVE-2019-12382, CVE-2019-13233, CVE-2019-13648, CVE-2019-14821, CVE-2019-15666, CVE-2019-15916, CVE-2019-15921, CVE-2019-15924, CVE-2019-16994, CVE-2019-3459, CVE-2019-3460, CVE-2019-3874, CVE-2019-3882, CVE-2019-3900, CVE-2019-5489, CVE-2019-7222, CVE-2019-9506, CVE-2020-10720

BID: 72607, 106148, 106253, 106478, 106565, 106963, 107488, 107528, 107782, 107910, 108076, 108113, 108299, 108372, 108474, 108817, 109055, 109092

RHSA: 2019:3517