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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:6875)
high Nessus Plugin ID 166018
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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-2022:6875 advisory.- kernel: a use-after-free in cls_route filter implementation may lead to privilege escalation (CVE-2022-2588)
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-2022:6875.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?db3773d5
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 166018
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-6875.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/11/2022
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: Critical
Score: 9.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2588
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_64_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_65_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_67_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_70_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_74_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: 10/11/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-2588