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CentOS 7 : linux-firmware (RHSA-2024:3939)

high Nessus Plugin ID 204712

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3939 advisory.

 - Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-27635, CVE-2022-40964)

 - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2022-36351)

 - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

 - Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-46329)

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

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3939

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 204712

File Name: centos_RHSA-2024-3939.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/25/2024

Updated: 7/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38076

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6050-firmware, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl105-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3945-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl4965-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2030-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl100-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3160-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl135-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl1000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2b-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl7260-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5150-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2a-firmware

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-27635, CVE-2022-36351, CVE-2022-38076, CVE-2022-40964, CVE-2022-46329

RHSA: 2024:3939