RHEL 4 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 199256

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 4 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

- kernel: net: improve sequence number generation (CVE-2011-3188)

- kernel: cifs: signedness issue in CIFSFindNext() (CVE-2011-3191)

- Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service via a crafted USB device, or take full control of the system. (CVE-2009-4067)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Solution

The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 199256

File Name: redhat_unpatched_kernel-rhel4.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3191

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3188

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4067, CVE-2011-1083, CVE-2011-2495, CVE-2011-2525, CVE-2011-2699, CVE-2011-3188, CVE-2011-3191, CVE-2011-3363, CVE-2011-4324, CVE-2012-1097, CVE-2012-1583, CVE-2012-2100, CVE-2012-2123, CVE-2012-2313, CVE-2012-2372, CVE-2012-3400, CVE-2012-3430, CVE-2014-8159, CVE-2015-2877

Detections

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