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CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2021:1071)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148425

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:1071 advisory.

 - kernel: iscsi: unrestricted access to sessions and handles (CVE-2021-27363)

 - kernel: out-of-bounds read in libiscsi module (CVE-2021-27364)

 - kernel: heap buffer overflow in the iSCSI subsystem (CVE-2021-27365)

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?a94c4338

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/250.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148425

File Name: centos_RHSA-2021-1071.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/10/2021

Updated: 1/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27365

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-abi-whitelists, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-perf, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-27363, CVE-2021-27364, CVE-2021-27365

CWE: 122, 125, 200, 250

RHSA: 2021:1071