RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4902)

critical 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 204832

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-4902.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/29/2024

Updated: 7/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-47548

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: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

CWE: 122, 124, 129, 362, 416, 690, 787, 822, 833, 99

RHSA: 2024:4902

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