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AlmaLinux 8 : kernel (ALSA-2024:10943)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213248

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:10943 advisory.

 * kernel: selinux,smack: don't bypass permissions check in inode_setsecctx hook (CVE-2024-46695)
 * kernel: net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO (CVE-2024-49949)
 * kernel: blk-rq-qos: fix crash on rq_qos_wait vs. rq_qos_wake_function race (CVE-2024-50082)
 * kernel: arm64: probes: Remove broken LDR (literal) uprobe support (CVE-2024-50099)
 * kernel: xfrm: fix one more kernel-infoleak in algo dumping (CVE-2024-50110)
 * kernel: xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset (CVE-2024-50142)
 * kernel: irqchip/gic-v4: Don't allow a VMOVP on a dying VPE (CVE-2024-50192)
 * kernel: netfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix potential crash in nf_send_reset6() (CVE-2024-50256)
 * kernel: vsock/virtio: Initialization of the dangling pointer occurring in vsk->trans (CVE-2024-50264)

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

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-10943.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10943

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213248

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-10943.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/19/2024

Updated: 12/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2024-50264

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:alma:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, 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, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-modules, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-modules-extra, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-tools-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kernel-abi-stablelists

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: 12/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-46695, CVE-2024-49949, CVE-2024-50082, CVE-2024-50099, CVE-2024-50110, CVE-2024-50142, CVE-2024-50192, CVE-2024-50256, CVE-2024-50264

CWE: 287, 476, 908

RHSA: 2024:10943