RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:1367)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192229

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1367 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: vmwgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (CVE-2022-38096)

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

* kernel: nfp: use-after-free in area_cache_get() (CVE-2022-3545)

* kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (CVE-2023-2166)

* kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (CVE-2023-2176)

* kernel: out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class function (CVE-2023-31436)

* kernel: vmxnet3: NULL pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup() (CVE-2023-4459)

* kernel: net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited if in qfq_change_agg function happens qfq_enqueue overhead (CVE-2023-3611)

* kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as destination (CVE-2024-0646)

* kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (CVE-2023-6817)

* kernel: refcount leak in ctnetlink_create_conntrack() (CVE-2023-7192)

Bug Fix(es):

* kernel: out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class function (JIRA:RHEL-12696)

* kernel: vmxnet3: NULL pointer dereference in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup() (JIRA:RHEL-18194)

* kernel: refcount leak in ctnetlink_create_conntrack() (JIRA:RHEL-20296)

* kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (JIRA:RHEL-20695)

* kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as destination (JIRA:RHEL-22088)

* kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (JIRA:RHEL-18580)

* ipoib mcast lockup fix (JIRA:RHEL-19696)

* dm multipath device suspend deadlocks waiting on a flush request (JIRA:RHEL-19108)

* kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (JIRA:RHEL-19325)

* kernel: A flaw leading to a use-after-free in area_cache_get() (JIRA:RHEL-19449)

* kernel: vmxgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (JIRA:RHEL-22763)

* RHEL 8.5: Backport upstream memory cgroup commits up to v5.12 (JIRA:RHEL-9162)

* kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (JIRA:RHEL-19459)

* ceph: several cap and snap fixes (JIRA:RHEL-20906)

* kernel NULL pointer at RIP: 0010:kyber_has_work+0x1c/0x60 (JIRA:RHEL-21782)

* rbd: don't move requests to the running list on errors [8.x] (JIRA:RHEL-24201)

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-2024:1367.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192229

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-1367.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 3/19/2024

Updated: 11/7/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0646

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, 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-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, 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-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4

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: 3/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-38096, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2176, CVE-2023-31436, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-4459, CVE-2023-6817, CVE-2023-7192, CVE-2024-0646

CWE: 125, 1314, 401, 416, 476, 787

RHSA: 2024:1367

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