The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4349 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: net/mlx5e: Fix operation precedence bug in port timestamping napi_poll context (CVE-2023-52626)

    * kernel: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset (CVE-2024-26801)

    * kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)

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

    * kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667)

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

    Bug Fix(es):

    * cifs - kernel panic with cifs_put_smb_ses (JIRA:RHEL-28943)

    * BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff16bf752f593ff8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-35672)

    * [HPE 9.4 Bug] Request merge of AMD address translation library patch series [rhel-9.4.z]     (JIRA:RHEL-36220)

    * [RHEL9] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:51! [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-36687)

    * ice: DPLL-related fixes [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-36716)

    * CNB95: net/sched: update TC core to upstream v6.8 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-37641)

    * IPv6: SR: backport fixes from upstream [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-37669)

    * [RFE] Backport tmpfs noswap mount option [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-38252)

    * Isolated cores causing issues on latest RHEL9.4 kernel and not functioning as desired. [rhel-9.4.z]     (JIRA:RHEL-38595)

    * [ice] Add automatic VF reset on Tx MDD events [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-39083)

    * [HPEMC RHEL 9.4 REGRESSION] turbostat: turbostat broken on 10+ sockets. [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-34953)

    * bnx2x: fix crashes in PCI error handling, resource leaks [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-43272)

    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-2024:4349)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201945

Version 1.5

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Version 1.5 Jan 13, 2025, 2:37 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-26974" to "CVE-2023-52667") Plugin Feed: 202501131437
Version 1.4 Dec 31, 2024, 10:17 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.0) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-52626" to "CVE-2024-26974") Plugin Feed: 202412311017
Version 1.3 Nov 8, 2024, 5:19 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Plugin metadata Reference Plugin Feed: 202411080519
Version 1.2 Nov 5, 2024, 6:29 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202411051829
Version 1.1 Jul 8, 2024, 6:18 AM New Plugin Feed: 202407080618