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RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2019:3841)
high Nessus Plugin ID 130933
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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 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:3841 advisory.- hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)
- hw: Intel GPU Denial Of Service while accessing MMIO in lower power state (CVE-2019-0154)
- hw: Intel GPU blitter manipulation can allow for arbitrary kernel memory write (CVE-2019-0155)
- hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)
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-2019:3841.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?43e64e38
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/ifu-page-mce
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/tsx-asynchronousabort
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1646768
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1724393
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1753062
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/i915-graphics
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3841
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 130933
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-3841.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/13/2019
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0155
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-12207, CVE-2019-0154, CVE-2019-0155, CVE-2019-11135