RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:10771)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212049

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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 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:10771 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* kernel: ext4: regenerate buddy after block freeing failed if under fc replay (CVE-2024-26601)

* kernel: net/smc: fix illegal rmb_desc access in SMC-D connection dump (CVE-2024-26615)

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

* kernel: PM / devfreq: Synchronize devfreq_monitor_[start/stop] (CVE-2023-52635)

* kernel: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats (CVE-2024-26686)

* kernel: ext4: fix double-free of blocks due to wrong extents moved_len (CVE-2024-26704)

* kernel: Bluetooth: l2cap: fix null-ptr-deref in l2cap_chan_timeout (CVE-2024-27399)

* kernel: net/smc: avoid data corruption caused by decline (CVE-2023-52775)

* kernel: scsi: ibmvfc: Remove BUG_ON in the case of an empty event pool (CVE-2023-52811)

* kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Fix invalid reads in fence signaled events (CVE-2024-36960)

* kernel: net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error (CVE-2024-38555)

* kernel: of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() (CVE-2024-38541)

* kernel: blk-cgroup: fix list corruption from reorder of WRITE ->lqueued (CVE-2024-38384)

* kernel: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix memory leak on CPU EPP exit (CVE-2024-40997)

* kernel: net: hns3: fix kernel crash problem in concurrent scenario (CVE-2024-39507)

* kernel: tcp: avoid too many retransmit packets (CVE-2024-41007)

* kernel: drm/amdgpu: change vm->task_info handling (CVE-2024-41008)

* kernel: vt_ioctl: fix array_index_nospec in vt_setactivate (CVE-2022-48804)

* kernel: bpf: Fix overrunning reservations in ringbuf (CVE-2024-41009)

* kernel: mm/filemap: skip to create PMD-sized page cache if needed (CVE-2024-41031)

* kernel: firmware: cs_dsp: Prevent buffer overrun when processing V2 alg headers (CVE-2024-41038)

* kernel: firmware: cs_dsp: Use strnlen() on name fields in V1 wmfw files (CVE-2024-41056)

* kernel: drm/amdgpu: avoid using null object of framebuffer (CVE-2024-41093)

* kernel: tcp_metrics: validate source addr length (CVE-2024-42154)

* kernel: drm/amdgpu: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc (CVE-2024-42228)

* kernel: firmware: cs_dsp: Validate payload length before processing block (CVE-2024-42237)

* kernel: firmware: cs_dsp: Return error if block header overflows file (CVE-2024-42238)

* kernel: x86/bhi: Avoid warning in #DB handler due to BHI mitigation (CVE-2024-42240)

* kernel: mm/shmem: disable PMD-sized page cache if needed (CVE-2024-42241)

* kernel: mm/filemap: make MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER acceptable to xarray (CVE-2024-42243)

* kernel: USB: serial: mos7840: fix crash on resume (CVE-2024-42244)

* kernel: net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close() (CVE-2024-42271)

* kernel: bonding: fix xfrm real_dev null pointer dereference (CVE-2024-44989)

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-2024:10771.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212049

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-10771.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 12/4/2024

Updated: 12/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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-2024-42271

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-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules-core, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rtla, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libperf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel-matched, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-uki-virt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-64k-devel-matched

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: 12/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48804, CVE-2023-52619, CVE-2023-52635, CVE-2023-52775, CVE-2023-52811, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26615, CVE-2024-26686, CVE-2024-26704, CVE-2024-27399, CVE-2024-36960, CVE-2024-38384, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-38555, CVE-2024-39507, CVE-2024-40997, CVE-2024-41007, CVE-2024-41008, CVE-2024-41009, CVE-2024-41031, CVE-2024-41038, CVE-2024-41056, CVE-2024-41093, CVE-2024-42154, CVE-2024-42228, CVE-2024-42237, CVE-2024-42238, CVE-2024-42240, CVE-2024-42241, CVE-2024-42243, CVE-2024-42244, CVE-2024-42271, CVE-2024-44989

CWE: 118, 121, 122, 125, 130, 20, 402, 413, 414, 415, 416, 457, 476, 787, 99

RHSA: 2024:10771

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