Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-079)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205727

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.274-187.369. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-079 advisory.

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

vt: fix memory overlapping when deleting chars in the buffer (CVE-2022-48627)

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull (CVE-2024-26931)

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

scsi: core: Fix unremoved procfs host directory regression (CVE-2024-26935)

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

nilfs2: prevent kernel bug at submit_bh_wbc() (CVE-2024-26955)

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

nilfs2: fix failure to detect DAT corruption in btree and direct mappings (CVE-2024-26956)

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

KVM: Always flush async #PF workqueue when vCPU is being destroyed (CVE-2024-26976)

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

USB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command (CVE-2024-27059)

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 'yum update kernel' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.4-2024-079.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-48627.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26931.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26935.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26955.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26956.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26976.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-27059.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205727

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_4-2024-079.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/17/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48627

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26976

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48627, CVE-2024-26931, CVE-2024-26935, CVE-2024-26955, CVE-2024-26956, CVE-2024-26976, CVE-2024-27059