RHEL 7 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2021:3381)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152929
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3381 advisory.- kernel: out-of-bounds write in xt_compat_target_from_user() in net/netfilter/x_tables.c (CVE-2021-22555)
- kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399)
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/362.html
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22555
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32399
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3381
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152929
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3381.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/1/2021
Updated: 10/7/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22555
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_11_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_15_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_21_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_24_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_25_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_2_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_31_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_36_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1160_6_1
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: 8/31/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Netfilter x_tables Heap OOB Write Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-22555, CVE-2021-32399