AlmaLinux 9 : kpatch-patch (ALSA-2022:5214)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167656

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:5214 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 kernel package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-5214.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167656

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-5214.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/16/2022

Updated: 1/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous 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: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1012

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1012, CVE-2022-27666

CWE: 119, 200, 416