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RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2021:4875)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155745
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel-rt.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4875 advisory.The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: use-after-free in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c ctx use-after-free (CVE-2020-36385)
* kernel: timer tree corruption leads to missing wakeup and system freeze (CVE-2021-20317)
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):
* kernel-rt: update RT source tree to the latest RHEL-8.2.z13 Batch source tree (BZ#2020969)
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-rt package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:4875.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?8a0defc1
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4875
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155745
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-4875.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/1/2021
Updated: 11/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36385
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules
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: 11/30/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-36385, CVE-2021-20317