RockyLinux 8 : kernel:4.18.0 (RLSA-2024:10281)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213222

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:10281 advisory.

* kernel: media: edia: dvbdev: fix a use-after-free (CVE-2024-27043)

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

* kernel: bpf: Add BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB attach type enforcement in BPF_LINK_CREATE (CVE-2024-38564)

* kernel: mptcp: pm: Fix uaf in __timer_delete_sync (CVE-2024-46858)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:10281

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278445

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280462

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293429

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315210

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213222

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-10281.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/19/2024

Updated: 12/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46858

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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:rocky:linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:kernel-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27043, CVE-2024-27399, CVE-2024-38564, CVE-2024-46858