Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2024-060)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200899

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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 5.10.217-205.860. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-060 advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36904 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36929 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-26900 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36954 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36940 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36017 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36886 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36939 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36902 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-35947 was added to this advisory.

2024-07-03: CVE-2024-36883 was added to this advisory.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

md: fix kmemleak of rdev->serial (CVE-2024-26900)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dyndbg: fix old BUG_ON in >control parser (CVE-2024-35947)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rtnetlink: Correct nested IFLA_VF_VLAN_LIST attribute validation (CVE-2024-36017)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: fix out-of-bounds access in ops_init (CVE-2024-36883)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tipc: fix UAF in error path (CVE-2024-36886)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: fib6_rules: avoid possible NULL dereference in fib6_rule_action() (CVE-2024-36902)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique(). (CVE-2024-36904)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: defer shutdown(SEND_SHUTDOWN) for TCP_SYN_RECV sockets (CVE-2024-36905)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

blk-iocost: avoid out of bounds shift (CVE-2024-36916)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: core: reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (CVE-2024-36929)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nsh: Restore skb->{protocol,data,mac_header} for outer header in nsh_gso_segment(). (CVE-2024-36933)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfs: Handle error of rpc_proc_register() in nfs_net_init(). (CVE-2024-36939)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pinctrl: core: delete incorrect free in pinctrl_enable() (CVE-2024-36940)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tipc: fix a possible memleak in tipc_buf_append (CVE-2024-36954)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pinctrl: devicetree: fix refcount leak in pinctrl_dt_to_map() (CVE-2024-36959)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200899

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_10-2024-060.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 6/24/2024

Updated: 7/4/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36902

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, 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, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-5.10.217-205.860, 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: 6/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26900, CVE-2024-35947, CVE-2024-36017, CVE-2024-36883, CVE-2024-36886, CVE-2024-36902, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36905, CVE-2024-36916, CVE-2024-36929, CVE-2024-36933, CVE-2024-36939, CVE-2024-36940, CVE-2024-36954, CVE-2024-36959

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