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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:0232)
high Nessus Plugin ID 157056
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kpatch-patch.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0232 advisory.- kernel: xfs: raw block device data leak in XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL (CVE-2021-4155)
- kernel: fs_context: heap overflow in legacy parameter handling (CVE-2022-0185)
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 kpatch-patch package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:0232.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?854c03f8
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0232
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 157056
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-0232.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/25/2022
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: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0185
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.4
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_2_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348_7_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: 1/24/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-4155, CVE-2022-0185