Amazon Linux 2023 : kernel (ALAS2023-2024-784)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212350

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 6.1.82-99.168. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-784 advisory.

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

fs/ntfs3: Fix oob in ntfs_listxattr (CVE-2023-52640)

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

xen/events: close evtchn after mapping cleanup (CVE-2024-26687)

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

bpf, sockmap: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sk_psock_verdict_data_ready() (CVE-2024-26731)

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

arp: Prevent overflow in arp_req_get(). (CVE-2024-26733)

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

bpf: Fix racing between bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and bpf_timer_cancel (CVE-2024-26737)

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

gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_genl_dump_pdp() (CVE-2024-26754)

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

mm/swap: fix race when skipping swapcache (CVE-2024-26759)

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

net: bridge: switchdev: Skip MDB replays of deferred events on offload (CVE-2024-26837)

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

efi: runtime: Fix potential overflow of soft-reserved region size (CVE-2024-26843)

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

net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (CVE-2024-26852)

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

netfilter: nft_flow_offload: reset dst in route object after setting up flow (CVE-2024-27403)

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

rtnetlink: fix error logic of IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS writing back (CVE-2024-27414)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212350

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-784.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/11/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2024-26852

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:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-6.1.82-99.168, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-libbpf-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52640, CVE-2024-26687, CVE-2024-26731, CVE-2024-26733, CVE-2024-26737, CVE-2024-26754, CVE-2024-26759, CVE-2024-26837, CVE-2024-26843, CVE-2024-26852, CVE-2024-27403, CVE-2024-27414

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