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Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-029)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 184184
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.136-90.144. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-029 advisory.2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52504 was added to this advisory.
2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52559 was added to this advisory.
2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52522 was added to this advisory.
2024-07-03: CVE-2023-52523 was added to this advisory.
2024-06-06: CVE-2023-52477 was added to this advisory.
2024-02-01: CVE-2024-0641 was added to this advisory.
A flaw in the kernel Xen event handler can cause a deadlock with Xen console handling in unprivileged Xen guests. (CVE-2023-34324)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors (CVE-2023-52477)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/alternatives: Disable KASAN in apply_alternatives() (CVE-2023-52504)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: fix possible store tearing in neigh_periodic_work() (CVE-2023-52522)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, sockmap: Reject sk_msg egress redirects to non-TCP sockets (CVE-2023-52523)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/vt-d: Avoid memory allocation in iommu_suspend() (CVE-2023-52559)
A denial of service vulnerability was found in tipc_crypto_key_revoke in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel's TIPC subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system. (CVE-2024-0641)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update kernel' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.15-2023-029.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-34324.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-52477.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-52504.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-52522.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-52523.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 184184
File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_15-2023-029.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/1/2023
Updated: 7/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-34324
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0641
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-5.15.136-90.144, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-34324, CVE-2023-52477, CVE-2023-52504, CVE-2023-52522, CVE-2023-52523, CVE-2023-52559, CVE-2024-0641