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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2022:1455)
high Nessus Plugin ID 160037
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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-2022:1455 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: fget: check that the fd still exists after getting a ref to it (CVE-2021-4083)
* kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492)
* kernel: heap out of bounds write in nf_dup_netdev.c (CVE-2022-25636)
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 Fixes:
* Power10 PMU fix for PM_CYC/PM_INST_CMPL ( kernel/perf) (BZ#2040665)
* call traces and packet drops seen after changing mtu of ibmvnic interface. (ibmvnic/ P10/ Everglade) (BZ#2050679)
* zfcp: fix failed recovery on gone remote port, non-NPIV FCP dev (BZ#2050739)
* overlay mount fails with ELOOP (Too many levels of symbolic links) (BZ#2053030)
* Host unable to automatically add namespaces belonging to a new ANA group (BZ#2055466)
* scheduler updates and fixes [None8.4.0.z] (BZ#2056834)
* nf_reinject calls nf_queue_entry_free on an already freed entry->state (BZ#2061445)
* First Packet Latency impacted by mlx5 warning msg (BZ#2067992)
* openvswitch connection tracking sends incorrect flow key for some upcalls (BZ#2068477)
* Backport upstream rcu commits up to v5.10 (BZ#2069819)
* Packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: kernel (4.18.0) (BZ#2036932)
Enhancement:
* zcrypt DD: Toleration for new IBM Z Crypto Hardware (BZ#2054097)
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?230e8f99
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1455
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2029923
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 160037
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-1455.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/21/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-25636
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: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-cross-headers, 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-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
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: 4/20/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Docker cgroups Container Escape)