CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2022:0620)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158438

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2022:0620 advisory.

- kernel: out of bounds write in hid-multitouch.c may lead to escalation of privilege (CVE-2020-0465)

- kernel: use after free in eventpoll.c may lead to escalation of privilege (CVE-2020-0466)

- kernel: Use After Free in unix_gc() which could result in a local privilege escalation (CVE-2021-0920)

- kernel: double free in bluetooth subsystem when the HCI device initialization fails (CVE-2021-3564)

- kernel: use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() (CVE-2021-3573)

- kernel: possible use-after-free in bluetooth module (CVE-2021-3752)

- kernel: xfs: raw block device data leak in XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL (CVE-2021-4155)

- kernel: possible privileges escalation due to missing TLB flush (CVE-2022-0330)

- kernel: failing usercopy allows for use-after-free exploitation (CVE-2022-22942)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158438

File Name: centos_RHSA-2022-0620.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 2/25/2022

Updated: 12/13/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3752

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: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22942

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (vmwgfx Driver File Descriptor Handling Priv Esc)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0465, CVE-2020-0466, CVE-2021-0920, CVE-2021-3564, CVE-2021-3573, CVE-2021-3752, CVE-2021-4155, CVE-2022-0330, CVE-2022-22942

CWE: 131, 20, 200, 281, 362, 415, 416, 787

RHSA: 2022:0620

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