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CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2007:0937)

high Nessus Plugin ID 26206

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated kernel packages that fix a security issue in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

A flaw was found in the IA32 system call emulation provided on AMD64 and Intel 64 platforms. An improperly validated 64-bit value could be stored in the %RAX register, which could trigger an out-of-bounds system call table access. An untrusted local user could exploit this flaw to run code in the kernel (ie a root privilege escalation).
(CVE-2007-4573).

Red Hat would like to thank Wojciech Purczynski for reporting this issue.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 users are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected kernel packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?37c7987a

http://www.nessus.org/u?71eaaf4a

http://www.nessus.org/u?f6d29f79

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 26206

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0937.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/3/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-largesmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-largesmp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-xenu, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-xenu-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4573

BID: 25774

CWE: 264

RHSA: 2007:0937