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F5 Networks BIG-IP : Linux kernel vulnerability (SOL15746)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78696

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes.(CVE-2012-4542)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL15746.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15746

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78696

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15746.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 10/28/2014

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4542

BID: 58088