RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2020:0661)
high Nessus Plugin ID 134260
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0661 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in fs/xfs/xfs_super.c (CVE-2018-20976)
- kernel: heap overflow in mwifiex_update_vs_ie() function of Marvell WiFi driver (CVE-2019-14816)
- kernel: heap-based buffer overflow in mwifiex_process_country_ie() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c (CVE-2019-14895)
- kernel: buffer overflow in cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c (CVE-2019-17133)
- kernel: rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow (CVE-2019-17666)
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.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17666
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14895
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14816
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1763690
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20976
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17133
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1743547
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1771909
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 134260
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0661.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/6/2020
Updated: 10/13/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl, redhat_repos.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17666
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-abi-whitelists:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 3/3/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-14816, CVE-2018-20976, CVE-2019-17133, CVE-2019-17666, CVE-2019-14895