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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2024:4211)
high Nessus Plugin ID 201236
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:4211 advisory.* kernel: Bluetooth BR/EDR PIN Pairing procedure is vulnerable to an impersonation attack (CVE-2020-26555)
* kernel:TCP-spoofed ghost ACKs and leak leak initial sequence number (CVE-2023-52881,RHV-2024-1001)
* kernel: ovl: fix leaked dentry (CVE-2021-46972)
* kernel: platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix oops on rmmod dell_smbios (CVE-2021-47073)
* kernel: mm/damon/vaddr-test: memory leak in damon_do_test_apply_three_regions() (CVE-2023-52560)
* kernel: ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K (CVE-2024-26675)
* kernel: mm/swap: fix race when skipping swapcache (CVE-2024-26759)
* kernel: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth (CVE-2024-26804)
* kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment (CVE-2024-26907)
* kernel: x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copy_from_kernel_nofault() (CVE-2024-26906)
* kernel: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() (CVE-2023-52686)
* kernel: powerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group() (CVE-2023-52675)
* kernel: KVM: SVM: improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception allows direct access to host x2apic msrs (CVE-2023-5090)
* kernel: EDAC/thunderx: Incorrect buffer size in drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c (CVE-2023-52464)
* kernel: ipv6: sr: fix possible use-after-free and null-ptr-deref (CVE-2024-26735)
* kernel: mptcp: fix data re-injection from stale subflow (CVE-2024-26826)
* kernel: net/bnx2x: Prevent access to a freed page in page_pool (CVE-2024-26859)
* kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)
* kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667)
* kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)
* kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix mlx5e_priv_init() cleanup flow (CVE-2024-35959)
* kernel: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior (CVE-2024-35958)
* kernel: i40e: Do not use WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for workqueue (CVE-2024-36004)
* kernel: mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup() (CVE-2021-47356)
* kernel: udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function (CVE-2021-47353)
* kernel: net: ti: fix UAF in tlan_remove_one (CVE-2021-47310)
Bug Fix(es):
* Kernel panic - kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:376! (JIRA:AlmaLinux-29783)
* Temporary values in FIPS integrity test should be zeroized [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-35361)
* AlmaLinux8.6 - kernel: s390/cpum_cf: make crypto counters upward compatible (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36048)
* [AlmaLinux8] blktests block/024 failed (JIRA:AlmaLinux-8130)
* AlmaLinux8.9: EEH injections results Error: Power fault on Port 0 and other call traces(Everest/1050/Shiner) (JIRA:AlmaLinux-14195)
* Latency spikes with Matrox G200 graphic cards (JIRA:AlmaLinux-36172)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 201236
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-4211.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 7/2/2024
Updated: 7/2/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Temporal Score: 3.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26555
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26907
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-26555, CVE-2021-46909, CVE-2021-46972, CVE-2021-47069, CVE-2021-47073, CVE-2021-47236, CVE-2021-47310, CVE-2021-47311, CVE-2021-47353, CVE-2021-47356, CVE-2021-47456, CVE-2021-47495, CVE-2023-5090, CVE-2023-52464, CVE-2023-52560, CVE-2023-52615, CVE-2023-52626, CVE-2023-52667, CVE-2023-52669, CVE-2023-52675, CVE-2023-52686, CVE-2023-52700, CVE-2023-52703, CVE-2023-52781, CVE-2023-52813, CVE-2023-52835, CVE-2023-52877, CVE-2023-52878, CVE-2023-52881, CVE-2024-26583, CVE-2024-26584, CVE-2024-26585, CVE-2024-26656, CVE-2024-26675, CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26759, CVE-2024-26801, CVE-2024-26804, CVE-2024-26826, CVE-2024-26859, CVE-2024-26906, CVE-2024-26907, CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-26982, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-27410, CVE-2024-35789, CVE-2024-35835, CVE-2024-35838, CVE-2024-35845, CVE-2024-35852, CVE-2024-35853, CVE-2024-35854, CVE-2024-35855, CVE-2024-35888, CVE-2024-35890, CVE-2024-35958, CVE-2024-35959, CVE-2024-35960, CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2024-36007