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RHEL 7 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:4721)
high Nessus Plugin ID 161471
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kpatch-patch.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:4721 advisory.- kernel: cgroups v1 release_agent feature may allow privilege escalation (CVE-2022-0492)
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 RHEL kpatch-patch package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:4721.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?06b4a0d1
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 161471
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-4721.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/24/2022
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0492
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_51_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_52_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_56_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_59_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_60_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_61_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_63_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_66_1
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: 5/24/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2022
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Docker cgroups Container Escape)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-0492