CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2006:0140)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21881

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available.

This security advisory 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.

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the security issues described below :

- a flaw in network IGMP processing that a allowed a remote user on the local network to cause a denial of service (disabling of multicast reports) if the system is running multicast applications (CVE-2002-2185, moderate)

- a flaw in remap_page_range() with O_DIRECT writes that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2004-1057, important)

- a flaw in exec() handling on some 64-bit architectures that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-2708, important)

- a flaw in procfs handling during unloading of modules that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service or potentially gain privileges (CVE-2005-2709, moderate)

- a flaw in IPv6 network UDP port hash table lookups that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (hang) (CVE-2005-2973, important)

- a flaw in 32-bit-compat handling of the TIOCGDEV ioctl that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-3044, important)

- a network buffer info leak using the orinoco driver that allowed a remote user to possibly view uninitialized data (CVE-2005-3180, important)

- a flaw in IPv4 network TCP and UDP netfilter handling that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-3275, important)

- a flaw in the IPv6 flowlabel code that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-3806, important)

- a flaw in network ICMP processing that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) (CVE-2005-3848, important)

- a flaw in file lease time-out handling that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (log file overflow) (CVE-2005-3857, moderate)

- a flaw in network IPv6 xfrm handling that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) (CVE-2005-3858, important)

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architecture and configurations as listed in this erratum.

Solution

Update the affected kernel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21881

File Name: centos_RHSA-2006-0140.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-boot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem-unsupported, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp-unsupported, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-unsupported, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3

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: 1/19/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2185, CVE-2004-1057, CVE-2005-2708, CVE-2005-2709, CVE-2005-2973, CVE-2005-3044, CVE-2005-3180, CVE-2005-3275, CVE-2005-3806, CVE-2005-3848, CVE-2005-3857, CVE-2005-3858

BID: 14902

RHSA: 2006:0140

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