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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4902)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 204832
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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 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4902 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: arp: Prevent overflow in arp_req_get(). (CVE-2024-26733)
* kernel: x86/xen: Add some null pointer checking to smp.c (CVE-2024-26908)
* kernel: net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (CVE-2024-26852)
* 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: bonding: stop the device in bond_setup_by_slave() (CVE-2023-52784)
* kernel: ethernet: hisilicon: hns: hns_dsaf_misc: fix a possible array overflow in hns_dsaf_ge_srst_by_port() (CVE-2021-47548)
* kernel: i40e: fix vf may be used uninitialized in this function warning (CVE-2024-36020)
* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats() (CVE-2024-36025)
* kernel: net: core: reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (CVE-2024-36929)
* kernel: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up() (CVE-2024-36924)
* kernel: net: amd-xgbe: Fix skb data length underflow (CVE-2022-48743)
* kernel: af_unix: Fix data races in unix_release_sock/unix_stream_sendmsg (CVE-2024-38596)
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-2024:4902.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?044b0c93
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2273247
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275744
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275761
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281350
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281920
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282772
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2283401
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284400
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284496
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284506
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293316
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 204832
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-4902.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/29/2024
Updated: 11/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48743
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-47548, CVE-2022-48743, CVE-2023-52667, CVE-2023-52784, CVE-2024-26733, CVE-2024-26852, CVE-2024-26908, CVE-2024-35960, CVE-2024-36020, CVE-2024-36025, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-36929, CVE-2024-38596