The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5364 advisory.

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

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: gfs2: Fix kernel NULL pointer dereference in gfs2_rgrp_dump (CVE-2023-52448)

    * kernel: wifi: ath9k: delay all of ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet() until init is complete (CVE-2024-26897)

    * kernel: net: ice: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ice_bridge_setlink() (CVE-2024-26855)

    * kernel: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work (CVE-2024-27052)

    * kernel: nfp: flower: handle acti_netdevs allocation failure (CVE-2024-27046)

    * kernel: wifi: ath10k: fix NULL pointer dereference in ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_compl_ev()     (CVE-2023-52651)

    * kernel: dmaengine/idxd: hardware erratum allows potential security problem with direct access by     untrusted application (CVE-2024-21823)

    * kernel: wifi: mac80211: check/clear fast rx for non-4addr sta VLAN changes (CVE-2024-35789)

    * kernel: mlxsw: spectrum_acl_tcam: Fix memory leak when canceling rehash work (CVE-2024-35852)

    * kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: dbg-tlv: ensure NUL termination (CVE-2024-35845)

    * kernel: mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized (CVE-2024-35907)

    * kernel: wifi: cfg80211: check A-MSDU format more carefully (CVE-2024-35937)

    * kernel: tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit (CVE-2021-47383)

    * kernel: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device (CVE-2023-52864)

    * kernel: cxl/port: Fix delete_endpoint() vs parent unregistration race (CVE-2023-52771)

    * kernel: wifi: nl80211: don't free NULL coalescing rule (CVE-2024-36941)

    * kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: read txq->read_ptr under lock (CVE-2024-36922)

    * kernel: net: CVE-2024-36971 kernel: UAF in network route management (CVE-2024-36971)

    * kernel: r8169: Fix possible ring buffer corruption on fragmented Tx packets. (CVE-2024-38586)

    * kernel: net/mlx5: Add a timeout to acquire the command queue semaphore (CVE-2024-38556)

    * kernel: net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error (CVE-2024-38555)

    * kernel: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes (CVE-2024-38538)

    * kernel: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() (CVE-2024-38627)

    Bug Fix(es):

    * [REGRESSION] sk_memory_allocated counter leaking on aarch64 (JIRA:RHEL-36775)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer 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.

Detections

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RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:5364)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205514

Version 1.4

Version 1.3

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Version 1.1

Version 1.4 Nov 7, 2024, 8:25 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202411072025
Version 1.3 Sep 10, 2024, 7:53 AM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-38555" to "CVE-2024-38627") Plugin Feed: 202409100753
Version 1.2 Aug 28, 2024, 7:43 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-36971" to "CVE-2024-38555") Plugin Feed: 202408281943
Version 1.1 Aug 14, 2024, 3:39 PM New Plugin Feed: 202408141539