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RHEL 7 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:7173)
high Nessus Plugin ID 166539
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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 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:7173 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in route4_change() in net/sched/cls_route.c (CVE-2021-3715)
- 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 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-2022:7173.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7de92372
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7173
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 166539
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-7173.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/26/2022
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: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3715
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-2022-2588
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_84_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_92_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_94_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_95_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_97_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: 10/25/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-3715, CVE-2022-2588