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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-47690)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 212823

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-47690 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: get rid of online repaire on corrupted directory syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below: kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/inode.c:896! RIP:
 0010:f2fs_evict_inode+0x1598/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:896 Call Trace: evict+0x532/0x950 fs/inode.c:704 dispose_list fs/inode.c:747 [inline] evict_inodes+0x5f9/0x690 fs/inode.c:797 generic_shutdown_super+0x9d/0x2d0 fs/super.c:627 kill_block_super+0x44/0x90 fs/super.c:1696 kill_f2fs_super+0x344/0x690 fs/f2fs/super.c:4898 deactivate_locked_super+0xc4/0x130 fs/super.c:473 cleanup_mnt+0x41f/0x4b0 fs/namespace.c:1373 task_work_run+0x24f/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:228 ptrace_notify+0x2d2/0x380 kernel/signal.c:2402 ptrace_report_syscall include/linux/ptrace.h:415 [inline] ptrace_report_syscall_exit include/linux/ptrace.h:477 [inline] syscall_exit_work+0xc6/0x190 kernel/entry/common.c:173 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare kernel/entry/common.c:200 [inline]
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:205 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x279/0x370 kernel/entry/common.c:218 do_syscall_64+0x100/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:89 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0010:f2fs_evict_inode+0x1598/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:896 Online repaire on corrupted directory in f2fs_lookup() can generate dirty data/meta while racing w/ readonly remount, it May leave dirty inode after filesystem becomes readonly, however, checkpoint() will skips flushing dirty inode in a state of readonly mode, result in above panic. Let's get rid of online repaire in f2fs_lookup(), and leave the work to fsck.f2fs. (CVE-2024-47690)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47690

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 212823

File Name: mariner_CVE-2024-47690.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/13/2024

Updated: 12/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2024-47690

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:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-drivers-gpu, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-dtb, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-docs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:kernel-drivers-sound

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47690