RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:3010)
high Nessus Plugin ID 138805
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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-2020:3010 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in sound/core/timer.c (CVE-2019-19807)
- kernel: kvm: Information leak within a KVM guest (CVE-2019-3016)
- kernel: kernel: DAX hugepages not considered during mremap (CVE-2020-10757)
- kernel: Rogue cross-process SSBD shutdown. Linux scheduler logical bug allows an attacker to turn off the SSBD protection. (CVE-2020-10766)
- kernel: Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier is force- disabled when STIBP is unavailable or enhanced IBRS is available. (CVE-2020-10767)
- kernel: Indirect branch speculation can be enabled after it was force-disabled by the PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE prctl command. (CVE-2020-10768)
- kernel: buffer overflow in mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c (CVE-2020-12653)
- kernel: heap-based buffer overflow in mwifiex_ret_wmm_get_status function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/wmm.c (CVE-2020-12654)
- Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to DoS scenario (CVE-2020-12888)
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://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/248.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/440.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3016
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19807
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10757
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10766
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10767
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10768
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12653
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12654
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12888
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3010
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1786078
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1792167
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1831868
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1832530
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1836244
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1842525
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1845840
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 138805
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-3010.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/21/2020
Updated: 3/24/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl, linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-19807
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
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: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, 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:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, 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: 7/21/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-3016, CVE-2019-19807, CVE-2020-10757, CVE-2020-10766, CVE-2020-10767, CVE-2020-10768, CVE-2020-12653, CVE-2020-12654, CVE-2020-12888