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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:5692)
high Nessus Plugin ID 206028
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-2024:5692 advisory.The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: smb: client: fix potential OOBs in smb2_parse_contexts() (CVE-2023-52434)
* kernel: ipc/mqueue, msg, sem: avoid relying on a stack reference past its expiry (CVE-2021-47069)
* kernel: net/sched: act_ct: fix skb leak and crash on ooo frags (CVE-2023-52610)
* kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: dbg-tlv: ensure NUL termination (CVE-2024-35845)
* kernel: mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup() (CVE-2021-47356)
* kernel: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device (CVE-2023-52864)
* kernel: isdn: mISDN: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context (CVE-2021-47468)
* kernel: tty: n_gsm: fix possible out-of-bounds in gsm0_receive() (CVE-2024-36016)
* kernel: wifi: nl80211: don't free NULL coalescing rule (CVE-2024-36941)
* kernel: tcp: Use refcount_inc_not_zero() in tcp_twsk_unique(). (CVE-2024-36904)
* kernel: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount (CVE-2024-38570)
* kernel: KVM: x86: nSVM: fix potential NULL derefernce on nested migration (CVE-2022-48793)
* kernel: perf: Fix list corruption in perf_cgroup_switch() (CVE-2022-48799)
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.
Solution
Update the RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:5692.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1de93c7e
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2265285
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267513
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2270080
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281272
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282394
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282719
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282887
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2283894
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284474
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284541
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293423
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298129
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 206028
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-5692.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/21/2024
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: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.7
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52434
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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: 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, 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-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: 8/21/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-47069, CVE-2021-47356, CVE-2021-47468, CVE-2022-48793, CVE-2022-48799, CVE-2023-52434, CVE-2023-52610, CVE-2023-52864, CVE-2024-35845, CVE-2024-36016, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-38570