RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:5066)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205152

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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-2024:5066 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: block: null pointer dereference in ioctl.c when length and logical block size are misaligned (CVE-2023-52458)

* kernel: ext4: regenerate buddy after block freeing failed if under fc replay (CVE-2024-26601)

* kernel: PM / devfreq: Synchronize devfreq_monitor_[start/stop] (CVE-2023-52635)

* kernel: bpf: Fix racing between bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and bpf_timer_cancel (CVE-2024-26737)

* kernel: bnxt: prevent skb UAF after handing over to PTP worker (CVE-2022-48637)

* kernel: ARM: 9359/1: flush: check if the folio is reserved for no-mapping addresses (CVE-2024-26947)

* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer (CVE-2024-26930)

* kernel: nouveau: lock the client object tree. (CVE-2024-27062)

* kernel: octeontx2-af: Use separate handlers for interrupts (CVE-2024-27030)

* kernel: vt: fix unicode buffer corruption when deleting characters (CVE-2024-35823)

* kernel: netfilter: validate user input for expected length (CVE-2024-35896)

* kernel: mlxbf_gige: stop interface during shutdown (CVE-2024-35885)

* kernel: netfilter: complete validation of user input (CVE-2024-35962)

* kernel: scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in fc_lport_ptp_setup() (CVE-2023-52809)

* kernel: i40e: fix vf may be used uninitialized in this function warning (CVE-2024-36020)

* kernel: rtnetlink: Correct nested IFLA_VF_VLAN_LIST attribute validation (CVE-2024-36017)

* kernel: net: core: reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (CVE-2024-36929)

* kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Fix invalid reads in fence signaled events (CVE-2024-36960)

* kernel: ipvlan: Dont Use skb->sk in ipvlan_process_v{4,6}_outbound (CVE-2024-33621)

* kernel: blk-cgroup: fix list corruption from reorder of WRITE ->lqueued (CVE-2024-38384)

* kernel: blk-cgroup: fix list corruption from resetting io stat (CVE-2024-38663)

* kernel: SUNRPC: Fix UAF in svc_tcp_listen_data_ready() (CVE-2023-52885)

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-2024:5066.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205152

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-5066.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2024

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

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-2024-26930

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

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: 8/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48637, CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52635, CVE-2023-52809, CVE-2023-52885, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26737, CVE-2024-26930, CVE-2024-26947, CVE-2024-27030, CVE-2024-27062, CVE-2024-33621, CVE-2024-35823, CVE-2024-35885, CVE-2024-35896, CVE-2024-35962, CVE-2024-36017, CVE-2024-36020, CVE-2024-36929, CVE-2024-36960, CVE-2024-38384, CVE-2024-38663

CWE: 118, 125, 20, 362, 414, 416, 439, 476, 665, 822, 99

RHSA: 2024:5066

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