RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:0432)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189570

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0432 advisory.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: xfrm_expand_policies() in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice (CVE-2022-36879)

* kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (CVE-2022-41858)

* kernel: use-after-free caused by invalid pointer hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c (CVE-2023-1195)

* kernel: UAF during login when accessing the shost ipaddress (CVE-2023-2162)

* kernel: use after free in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c due to race (CVE-2023-3567)

* kernel: use-after-free in netfilter: nf_tables (CVE-2023-3777)

* kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc UAF (CVE-2023-4623)

* kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in NVMe (CVE-2023-5178)

* kernel: IGB driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than MTU (CVE-2023-45871)

* kernel: SEV-ES local priv escalation (CVE-2023-46813)

Bug Fix(es):

* RHEL 9 Hyper-V: Excessive hv_storvsc driver logging with srb_status SRB_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR (0x30)

* RHEL9.0 - s390/qeth: NET2016 - fix use-after-free in HSCI

* DM multipath showing failed path for an nvme-o-FC LUN when performing I/O operations

* XFS: sync to upstream v5.15

* AMDSERVER 9.4 Bug, Turin: Support larger microcode patches

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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

Update the RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0432.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ee300463

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2119855

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144379

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2154171

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2187773

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2221463

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237750

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237757

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2244723

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2246944

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0432

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189570

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0432.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2024

Updated: 6/19/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5178

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel-matched

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-36879, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-1195, CVE-2023-2162, CVE-2023-3567, CVE-2023-3777, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-5178

CWE: 120, 269, 416, 911

RHSA: 2024:0432