RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:8107)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209018

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-2024:8107 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req (CVE-2023-1252)

* kernel: udp: do not accept non-tunnel GSO skbs landing in a tunnel (CVE-2024-35884)

* kernel: watchdog: Fix possible use-after-free by calling del_timer_sync() (CVE-2021-47321)

* kernel: mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware (CVE-2021-47560)

* kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats() (CVE-2024-36025)

* kernel: scsi: lpfc: Move NPIV's transport unregistration to after resource clean up (CVE-2024-36952)

* kernel: net: openvswitch: fix overwriting ct original tuple for ICMPv6 (CVE-2024-38558)

* kernel: md/raid5: fix deadlock that raid5d() wait for itself to clear MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING (CVE-2024-39476)

* kernel: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super() (CVE-2024-40998)

* kernel: net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash (CVE-2024-41040)

* kernel: tipc: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error (CVE-2024-42284)

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-2024:8107.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2176140

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2281704

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282440

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2283389

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284421

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2284598

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293441

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295914

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2297582

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2300409

http://www.nessus.org/u?28c69b1f

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8107

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209018

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-8107.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/15/2024

Updated: 10/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

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-2024-42284

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-headers, 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: 10/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47321, CVE-2021-47560, CVE-2023-1252, CVE-2024-35884, CVE-2024-36025, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-38558, CVE-2024-39476, CVE-2024-40998, CVE-2024-41040, CVE-2024-42284

CWE: 393, 416, 459, 476, 665, 787, 833

RHSA: 2024:8107