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.

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RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4108)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201020

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.3 Nov 7, 2024, 5:29 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Plugin metadata Reference Plugin Feed: 202411071729
Version 1.2 Jul 3, 2024, 6:50 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 9.1) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (set to "CVE-2024-35960") Plugin Feed: 202407030650
Version 1.1 Jun 26, 2024, 11:51 AM New Plugin Feed: 202406261151