RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:5476)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162659

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-2022:5476 advisory.

- kernel: buffer overflow in IPsec ESP transformation code (CVE-2022-27666)

- kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to privilege escalation to root (CVE-2022-32250)

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

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27666

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-32250

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5476

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2061633

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2092427

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2093146

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162659

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-5476.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/1/2022

Updated: 1/16/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-27666

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_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_60_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_64_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_65_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_68_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_70_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_71_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_75_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_79_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_80_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_81_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: 7/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-27666

CWE: 119, 122, 416

RHSA: 2022:5476