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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2021:3436)
high Nessus Plugin ID 176330
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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-2021:3436 advisory.- kernel: powerpc: KVM guest OS users can cause host OS memory corruption (CVE-2021-37576)
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-2021:3436.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e557a56f
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 176330
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3436.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/24/2023
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: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37576
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_10_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_12_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_3_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_7_1
Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-37576