RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:6206)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206630

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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 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:6206 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel:TCP-spoofed ghost ACKs and leak leak initial sequence number (CVE-2023-52881,RHV-2024-1001)

* kernel: ipc/mqueue, msg, sem: avoid relying on a stack reference past its expiry (CVE-2021-47069)

* kernel: drm: Don't unref the same fb many times by mistake due to deadlock handling (CVE-2023-52486)

* kernel: pstore/ram: Fix crash when setting number of cpus to an odd number (CVE-2023-52619)

* kernel: mm/writeback: fix possible divide-by-zero in wb_dirty_limits(), again (CVE-2024-26720)

* kernel: vfio/pci: Lock external INTx masking ops (CVE-2024-26810)

* kernel: igc: avoid returning frame twice in XDP_REDIRECT (CVE-2024-26853)

* kernel: net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (CVE-2024-26852)

* kernel: fs: sysfs: Fix reference leak in sysfs_break_active_protection() (CVE-2024-26993)

* kernel: crypto: qat - resolve race condition during AER recovery (CVE-2024-26974)

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

* kernel: hwmon: (w83792d) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field (CVE-2021-47385)

* kernel: net: fix out-of-bounds access in ops_init (CVE-2024-36883)

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

* 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: net: bridge: mst: fix vlan use-after-free (CVE-2024-36979)

* kernel: drm/amdgpu: Fix possible null pointer dereference (CVE-2023-52883)

* kernel: phylib: fix potential use-after-free (CVE-2022-48754)

* kernel: net: amd-xgbe: Fix skb data length underflow (CVE-2022-48743)

* kernel: af_unix: Fix data races in unix_release_sock/unix_stream_sendmsg (CVE-2024-38596)

* kernel: net: fix information leakage in /proc/net/ptype (CVE-2022-48757)

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

* kernel: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount (CVE-2024-38570)

* kernel: bnxt_re: avoid shift undefined behavior in bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq (CVE-2024-38540)

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

* kernel: tcp: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dctcp_update_alpha(). (CVE-2024-37356)

* kernel: tls: fix missing memory barrier in tls_init (CVE-2024-36489)

* kernel: ionic: fix use after netif_napi_del() (CVE-2024-39502)

* 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)

* kernel: NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label (CVE-2024-41076)

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-2024:6206.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206630

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-6206.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 9/5/2024

Updated: 11/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2024-38570

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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, 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_eus:8.8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, 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, 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: 9/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47069, CVE-2021-47385, CVE-2022-48743, CVE-2022-48754, CVE-2022-48757, CVE-2023-52486, CVE-2023-52619, CVE-2023-52881, CVE-2023-52883, CVE-2024-21823, CVE-2024-26720, CVE-2024-26810, CVE-2024-26852, CVE-2024-26853, CVE-2024-26974, CVE-2024-26993, CVE-2024-33621, CVE-2024-35789, CVE-2024-35845, CVE-2024-36017, CVE-2024-36489, CVE-2024-36883, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36979, CVE-2024-37356, CVE-2024-38540, CVE-2024-38570, CVE-2024-38586, CVE-2024-38596, CVE-2024-39502, CVE-2024-41076, CVE-2024-41090, CVE-2024-41091

CWE: 124, 125, 20, 276, 362, 369, 401, 402, 416, 457, 476, 787, 833, 99

RHSA: 2024:6206

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