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RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2022:5640)
high Nessus Plugin ID 163297
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kernel.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:5640 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks (CVE-2021-22543)
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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 kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:5640.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b41b15f5
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 163297
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-5640.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/20/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22543
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.7
Threat Score: 7.2
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux: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: 7/19/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-22543