Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2024-679)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 205105

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-679 advisory.

2024-08-28: CVE-2024-42154 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41050 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41019 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41041 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41020 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41049 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41035 was added to this advisory.

2024-08-14: CVE-2024-41055 was added to this advisory.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Validate ff offset (CVE-2024-41019)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

filelock: Fix fcntl/close race recovery compat path (CVE-2024-41020)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

USB: core: Fix duplicate endpoint bug by clearing reserved bits in the descriptor (CVE-2024-41035)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

udp: Set SOCK_RCU_FREE earlier in udp_lib_get_port(). (CVE-2024-41041)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

filelock: fix potential use-after-free in posix_lock_inode (CVE-2024-41049)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cachefiles: cyclic allocation of msg_id to avoid reuse (CVE-2024-41050)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: prevent derefencing NULL ptr in pfn_section_valid() (CVE-2024-41055)

kernel: virtio-net: tap: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41090)

kernel: virtio-net: tun: mlx5_core short frame denial of service (CVE-2024-41091)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp_metrics: validate source addr length (CVE-2024-42154)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update kernel --releasever 2023.5.20240805' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 205105

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-679.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/6/2024

Updated: 8/30/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42154

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41019, CVE-2024-41020, CVE-2024-41035, CVE-2024-41041, CVE-2024-41049, CVE-2024-41050, CVE-2024-41055, CVE-2024-41090, CVE-2024-41091, CVE-2024-42154

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