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RHEL 8 : kpatch-patch (RHSA-2023:3517)
high Nessus Plugin ID 176760
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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-2023:3517 advisory.- kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c (CVE-2022-42896)
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-2023:3517.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?51d8c636
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 176760
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-3517.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/6/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42896
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_71_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_72_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_76_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_82_1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_86_2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305_88_1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-42896