CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-56728)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232414

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-2024-56728 advisory.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: handle otx2_mbox_get_rsp errors in otx2_ethtool.c Add error pointer check after calling otx2_mbox_get_rsp(). (CVE-2024-56728)

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-2024-56728

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232414

File Name: mariner_CVE-2024-56728.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/10/2025

Updated: 3/10/2025

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-2024-56728

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:kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu, 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/cpu, Host/CBLMariner/release, Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56728