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RHEL 9 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:6592)
high Nessus Plugin ID 165269
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kpatch-patch.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:6592 advisory.- kernel: heap overflow in nft_set_elem_init() (CVE-2022-34918)
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-2022:6592.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?9a0dfa51
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 165269
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-6592.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/21/2022
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: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34918
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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_13_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_17_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_22_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: 9/20/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Netfilter nft_set_elem_init Heap Overflow Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-34918