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CentOS 7 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2021:3441)

high Nessus Plugin ID 208619

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3441 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in the Routing decision classifier in the Linux kernel's Traffic Control networking subsystem in the way it handled changing of classification filters, leading to a use-after-free condition.
 This flaw allows unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3715)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3441

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 208619

File Name: centos_RHSA-2021-3441.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/9/2024

Updated: 10/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3715

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:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_25_1, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_36_2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_41_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_21_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_24_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_11_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_31_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_15_2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3715

RHSA: 2021:3441