Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-057)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213341

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.153-100.162. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-057 advisory.

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

NFSv4.2: fix nfs4_listxattr kernel BUG at mm/usercopy.c:102 (CVE-2024-26870)

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

net: ip_tunnel: make sure to pull inner header in ip_tunnel_rcv() (CVE-2024-26882)

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

iommu/vt-d: Don't issue ATS Invalidation request when device is disconnected (CVE-2024-26891)

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

ACPI: processor_idle: Fix memory leak in acpi_processor_power_exit() (CVE-2024-26894)

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

x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copy_from_kernel_nofault() (CVE-2024-26906)

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

RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment (CVE-2024-26907)

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

net: phy: fix phy_get_internal_delay accessing an empty array (CVE-2024-27047)

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: 213341

File Name: al2_ALASKERNEL-5_15-2024-057.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/23/2024

Updated: 12/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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-2024-26907

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: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-livepatch-5.15.153-100.162

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: 4/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-26870, CVE-2024-26882, CVE-2024-26891, CVE-2024-26894, CVE-2024-26906, CVE-2024-26907, CVE-2024-27047

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