The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2104 advisory.

  - kernel: out of bounds write in function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c     (CVE-2017-18551)

  - kernel: double free may be caused by the function allocate_trace_buffer in the file kernel/trace/trace.c     (CVE-2017-18595)

  - kernel: null pointer dereference in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerrc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c     causing denial of service (CVE-2019-12614)

  - kernel: denial of service in in xfs_setattr_nonsize in fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c (CVE-2019-15538)

  - kernel: mounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image, performing some operations, and unmounting can lead to a     use-after-free in ext4_put_super in fs/ext4/super.c (CVE-2019-19447)

  - kernel: a malicious USB device in the drivers/input/ff-memless.c leads to use-after-free (CVE-2019-19524)

  - kernel: use-after-free in __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (CVE-2019-19768)

  - kernel: out of bounds write in i2c driver leads to local escalation of privilege (CVE-2019-9454)

  - Kernel: NetLabel: null pointer dereference while receiving CIPSO packet with null category may cause     kernel panic (CVE-2020-10711)

  - kernel: out-of-bounds read in set_fdc in drivers/block/floppy.c (CVE-2020-9383)

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

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RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (RHSA-2020:2104)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136496

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Version 1.11 Mar 12, 2024, 7:00 PM Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True". "Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available") Plugin Feed: 202403121900
Version 1.10 Feb 7, 2024, 8:04 PM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C". "CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202402072004
Version 1.9 Jan 18, 2024, 8:01 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401182001
Version 1.8 May 25, 2023, 5:09 PM Logic Changes (Added support for ppc64le architecture) Plugin Feed: 202305251709
Version 1.7 Jan 23, 2023, 7:12 PM Logic Changes (Added support for repository relative URLs) Plugin Feed: 202301231912