Detections
Analytics
RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (RHSA-2020:4279)
high Nessus Plugin ID 141546
Language:
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel-alt.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4279 advisory.- kernel: net: bluetooth: type confusion while processing AMP packets (CVE-2020-12351)
- kernel: net: bluetooth: information leak when processing certain AMP packets (CVE-2020-12352)
- kernel: information exposure in drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c (CVE-2020-16166)
- kernel: TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code (CVE-2020-25212)
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-alt package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:4279.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12351
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12352
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16166
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25212
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4279
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1865751
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1877575
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 141546
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-4279.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/20/2020
Updated: 2/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12351
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-bootwrapper, 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-kdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel, 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
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-12351, CVE-2020-12352, CVE-2020-16166, CVE-2020-25212