Detections
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CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2021:3438)
high Nessus Plugin ID 153767
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2021:3438 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c (CVE-2021-3715)
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?74230ed2
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 153767
File Name: centos_RHSA-2021-3438.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/27/2021
Updated: 3/11/2022
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: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3715
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: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-3715