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RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720)
high Nessus Plugin ID 64039
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0720 advisory.- kernel: x86-64: avoid sysret to non-canonical address (CVE-2012-0217)
- kernel: ipv6: panic using raw sockets (CVE-2012-1583)
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 RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2012:0720.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7380a17d
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0720
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752304
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 64039
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0217
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:5.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2012
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (FreeBSD Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0217, CVE-2012-1583
BID: 53139