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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:5476)
high Nessus Plugin ID 162659
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:5476 advisory.- kernel: buffer overflow in IPsec ESP transformation code (CVE-2022-27666)
- kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to privilege escalation to root (CVE-2022-32250)
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 affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27666
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-32250
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5476
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2061633
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 162659
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-5476.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/1/2022
Updated: 1/16/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-27666
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_60_2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, 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_70_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_79_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_68_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_75_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_80_1, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_71_1, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_81_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_64_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: 7/1/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2022
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-27666