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Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-052)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 207410

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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 5.15.166-111.163. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-052 advisory.

 2024-09-26: CVE-2024-46763 was added to this advisory.

 2024-09-26: CVE-2024-46707 was added to this advisory.

 2024-09-26: CVE-2024-46689 was added to this advisory.

 2024-09-26: CVE-2024-46679 was added to this advisory.

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

 ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error (CVE-2024-41098)

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

 ethtool: check device is present when getting link settings (CVE-2024-46679)

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

 soc: qcom: cmd-db: Map shared memory as WC, not WB (CVE-2024-46689)

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

 KVM: arm64: Make ICC_*SGI*_EL1 undef in the absence of a vGICv3 (CVE-2024-46707)

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

 fou: Fix null-ptr-deref in GRO. (CVE-2024-46763)

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-5.15-2024-052.html

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

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-41098.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46679.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46689.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46707.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-46763.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 207410

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_15-2024-052.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/18/2024

Updated: 9/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46763

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

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-livepatch-5.15.166-111.163, 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: 9/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41098, CVE-2024-46679, CVE-2024-46689, CVE-2024-46707, CVE-2024-46763