RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4108)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201020

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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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4108 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: use timestamp to check for set element timeout (CVE-2024-27397)

* kernel: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle (CVE-2024-27393)

* kernel: netfilter: nft_flow_offload: reset dst in route object after setting up flow (CVE-2024-27403)

* kernel: smb: client: fix UAF in smb2_reconnect_server() (CVE-2024-35870)

* kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)

* kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior (CVE-2024-35958)

* kernel: net: hns3: do not allow call hns3_nic_net_open repeatedly (CVE-2021-47400)

* kernel: octeontx2-af: avoid off-by-one read from userspace (CVE-2024-36957)

Bug Fix(es):

* lpfc updates for rh9.4 - (14.2.0.15 14.2.0.16 patches) (JIRA:RHEL-35144)

* cifs - kernel panic with cifs_put_smb_ses (JIRA:RHEL-25787)

* Rhel-9.2- observed vas: Failed reconfig VAS capabilities with DLPAR message while running proc add rem mix operations in shared mode[5.14.0-252.el9.ppc64le][P9] (JIRA:RHEL-34086)

* CNB95: dpll: rebase DPLL to upstream v6.8 (JIRA:RHEL-36570)

* Boot process stalls during initial loading of RHEL9.2 between the 59th and 100th AC cycle (JIRA:RHEL-36681)

* ice: DPLL-related fixes (JIRA:RHEL-36714)

* [HPE RHEL 9.2 BUG] x86/platform/uv: UV support for sub-NUMA clustering (JIRA:RHEL-37595)

* CNB95: net/sched: update TC core to upstream v6.8 (JIRA:RHEL-37640)

* [ice] Entering Safe Mode because DDP package could not be loaded and hit panic then (JIRA:RHEL-38906)

* [ice] Add automatic VF reset on Tx MDD events (JIRA:RHEL-39082)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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-2024:4108.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 201020

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-4108.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/26/2024

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

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27397

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-35960

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, 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-64k, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-uki-virt, 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-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-core, 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, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-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: 6/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47400, CVE-2024-27393, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-27403, CVE-2024-35870, CVE-2024-35958, CVE-2024-35960, CVE-2024-36957

CWE: 193, 416, 664

RHSA: 2024:4108

Detections

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