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AlmaLinux 9 : kernel (ALSA-2024:8617)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 210140
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8617 advisory.* hw: cpu: intel: Native Branch History Injection (BHI) (CVE-2024-2201)
* kernel: tcp: add sanity checks to rx zerocopy (CVE-2024-26640)
* kernel: mptcp: fix data re-injection from stale subflow (CVE-2024-26826)
* kernel: af_unix: Fix garbage collector racing against connect() (CVE-2024-26923)
* kernel: mac802154: fix llsec key resources release in mac802154_llsec_key_del (CVE-2024-26961)
* kernel: scsi: core: Fix unremoved procfs host directory regression (CVE-2024-26935)
* kernel: tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit (CVE-2021-47383)
* kernel: net/sched: taprio: extend minimum interval restriction to entire cycle too (CVE-2024-36244)
* kernel: xfs: fix log recovery buffer allocation for the legacy h_size fixup (CVE-2024-39472)
* kernel: netfilter: nft_inner: validate mandatory meta and payload (CVE-2024-39504)
* kernel: USB: class: cdc-wdm: Fix CPU lockup caused by excessive log messages (CVE-2024-40904)
* kernel: mptcp: ensure snd_una is properly initialized on connect (CVE-2024-40931)
* kernel: ipv6: prevent possible NULL dereference in rt6_probe() (CVE-2024-40960)
* kernel: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock (CVE-2024-40972)
* kernel: wifi: mt76: mt7921s: fix potential hung tasks during chip recovery (CVE-2024-40977)
* kernel: net/sched: act_api: fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc() (CVE-2024-40995)
* kernel: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super() (CVE-2024-40998)
* kernel: netpoll: Fix race condition in netpoll_owner_active (CVE-2024-41005)
* kernel: xfs: don't walk off the end of a directory data block (CVE-2024-41013)
* kernel: xfs: add bounds checking to xlog_recover_process_data (CVE-2024-41014)
* kernel: block: initialize integrity buffer to zero before writing it to media (CVE-2024-43854)
* kernel: netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use (CVE-2024-45018)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 210140
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-8617.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 11/4/2024
Updated: 11/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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-2024-45018
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:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-47383, CVE-2024-2201, CVE-2024-26640, CVE-2024-26826, CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-26935, CVE-2024-26961, CVE-2024-36244, CVE-2024-39472, CVE-2024-39504, CVE-2024-40904, CVE-2024-40931, CVE-2024-40960, CVE-2024-40972, CVE-2024-40977, CVE-2024-40995, CVE-2024-40998, CVE-2024-41005, CVE-2024-41013, CVE-2024-41014, CVE-2024-43854, CVE-2024-45018