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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2021:4859)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155743
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kpatch-patch.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4859 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c ctx use-after-free (CVE-2020-36385)
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 RHEL kpatch-patch package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:4859.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?46b341f1
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155743
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-4859.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/1/2021
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-36385
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_37_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_40_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_41_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_46_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_47_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_51_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_56_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_60_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_64_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_65_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_68_1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-36385