RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:0204)

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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:0204)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 133221

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0204 advisory.

- hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)

- kernel: nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() (CVE-2018-16884)

- 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)

- kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_uap_parse_tail_ies function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c (CVE-2019-10126)

- hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA) (CVE-2019-11135)

- kernel: heap overflow in mwifiex_update_vs_ie() function of Marvell WiFi driver (CVE-2019-14816)

- Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer (CVE-2019-14821)

- kernel: heap overflow in marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c (CVE-2019-14901)

- Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900)

- Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489)

- hardware: bluetooth: BR/EDR encryption key negotiation attacks (KNOB) (CVE-2019-9506)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 133221

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0204.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 1/24/2020

Updated: 10/13/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl, linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14901

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf

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: 1/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12207, CVE-2018-16884, CVE-2019-0154, CVE-2019-0155, CVE-2019-3900, CVE-2019-5489, CVE-2019-9506, CVE-2019-10126, CVE-2019-11135, CVE-2019-14816, CVE-2019-14821, CVE-2019-14901

BID: 106253, 106478, 108076, 108817

RHSA: 2020:0204

CWE: 122, 200, 203, 226, 284, 327, 385, 400, 416, 787, 835