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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2022:0186)
high Nessus Plugin ID 156872
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0186 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: local privilege escalation by exploiting the fsconfig syscall parameter leads to container breakout (CVE-2021-4154)
* kernel: xfs: raw block device data leak in XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL (CVE-2021-4155)
* kernel: fs_context: heap overflow in legacy parameter handling (CVE-2022-0185)
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):
* ionic upstream bug fix - linearize skb with too many frags (BZ#1952077)
* kernel show BUG: scheduling while atomic:xxx and reboot when an uncorrectable memory error injection on RHEL8.4 beta and GA (BZ#2003993)
* [RHEL 8.3] Discard request from mkfs.xfs takes too much time on raid10 (BZ#2020418)
* CNB: Rebase/update TC subsystem for RHEL 8.5 (BZ#2021644)
* Proactively Backport MM fixes for el8.5 - 2nd round (BZ#2023923)
* [RHEL-8.6][SanityOnly] Backport leftover migrate_disable BPF related change (BZ#2027688)
* Backport kernel audit enhancements and fixes from v5.10 to v5.13-rc1 (BZ#2028871)
* Proactively Backport MM fixes for el8.5 (BZ#2029383)
* iommu/amd: Fix unable to handle page fault due to AVIC (BZ#2030853)
* RCU stall WARNING: at kernel/rcu/tree.c:1392 rcu_advance_cbs_nowake+0x51/0x60 (BZ#2032578)
* PTP clock jumped backward or running slower than expected! in OpenShift 4.8 environment with Intel E810 (BZ#2037834)
Enhancement(s):
* [Mellanox 8.5 FEAT] mlx5: drivers update upto Linux v5.12 (BZ#2023918)
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 affected packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c14ddb9c
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0186
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034514
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 156872
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-0186.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/20/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0185
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4154
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, 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-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/11/2024
Exploitable With
Core Impact