RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4823)

high Nessus Plugin ID 204602

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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-2024:4823 advisory.

* kernel: vmwgfx: multiple flaws (CVE-2022-36402, CVE-2022-40133, CVE-2022-38457, CVE-2023-5633)

* kernel: nftables: (CVE-2024-26581)

* kernel: uio: (CVE-2023-52439)

* kernel: smb: (CVE-2023-52434)

* kernel: intel: (CVE-2023-52450)

* kernel: net: multiple flaws (CVE-2023-52578, CVE-2024-36978, CVE-2022-48743)

* kernel: Bluetooth: (CVE-2023-52518)

* kernel: netfilter: multiple flaws (CVE-2024-26668, CVE-2024-26808, CVE-2024-26925, CVE-2024-27020, CVE-2024-27019, CVE-2024-27016, CVE-2024-27065, CVE-2024-35899, CVE-2024-35897)

* kernel: hv_netvsc: (CVE-2024-26698)

* kernel: ext4: multiple flaws (CVE-2024-26704, CVE-2024-26773)

* kernel: net/sched: (CVE-2024-26739)

* kernel: vfio/pci: (CVE-2024-26810)

* kernel: dm: (CVE-2024-26880)

* kernel: x86/xen: (CVE-2024-26908)

* kernel: af_unix: multiple flaws (CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-38596)

* kernel: scsi: multiple flaws (CVE-2024-26931, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2023-52811, CVE-2024-36025, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-36952)

* kernel: Squashfs: (CVE-2024-26982)

* kernel: KVM: (CVE-2024-35791)

* kernel: ipv6: (CVE-2024-27417)

* kernel: drm/client: (CVE-2024-35950)

* kernel: sched/psi: (CVE-2023-52707)

* kernel: can: (CVE-2021-47459)

* kernel: tcp: (CVE-2024-36904)

* kernel: tls: (CVE-2024-36489)

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

* Security Fix(es):

* * kernel: vmwgfx: race condition leading to information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-33951,ZDI-23-707,ZDI-CAN-20110)

* * kernel: vmwgfx: double free within the handling of vmw_buffer_object objects (CVE-2023-33952,ZDI-23-708,ZDI-CAN-20292)

* * kernel: stack overflow problem in Open vSwitch kernel module leading to DoS (CVE-2024-1151)

* For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to 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-2024:4823.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 204602

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-4823.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/24/2024

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: Critical

Score: 9.0

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52434

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-core, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47459, CVE-2022-36402, CVE-2022-38457, CVE-2022-40133, CVE-2022-48743, CVE-2023-33951, CVE-2023-33952, CVE-2023-52434, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52450, CVE-2023-52518, CVE-2023-52578, CVE-2023-52707, CVE-2023-52811, CVE-2023-5633, CVE-2024-1151, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2024-26668, CVE-2024-26698, CVE-2024-26704, CVE-2024-26739, CVE-2024-26773, CVE-2024-26808, CVE-2024-26810, CVE-2024-26880, CVE-2024-26908, CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-26925, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-26931, CVE-2024-26982, CVE-2024-27016, CVE-2024-27019, CVE-2024-27020, CVE-2024-27065, CVE-2024-27417, CVE-2024-35791, CVE-2024-35897, CVE-2024-35899, CVE-2024-35950, CVE-2024-36025, CVE-2024-36489, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-36978, CVE-2024-38596

CWE: 121, 124, 190, 200, 229, 362, 402, 415, 416, 459, 476, 667, 690, 787, 833, 99

RHSA: 2024:4823

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