RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (RHSA-2021:1379)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149235

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-2021:1379 advisory.

- kernel: powerpc: guest can cause DoS on POWER9 KVM hosts (CVE-2020-11669)

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

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

- kernel: Use after free via PI futex state (CVE-2021-3347)

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-2021:1379.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11669

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3347

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27364

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27365

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1379

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1824803

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1922249

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1930078

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1930080

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149235

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-1379.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/3/2021

Updated: 2/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3347

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: 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-headers, 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: 4/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11669, CVE-2021-27364, CVE-2021-27365, CVE-2021-3347

CWE: 122, 125, 200, 250, 393, 416

RHSA: 2021:1379