RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:0575)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 189813

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0575 advisory.

- kernel: speculative pointer dereference in do_prlimit() in kernel/sys.c (CVE-2023-0458)

- kernel: HID: check empty report_list in hid_validate_values() (CVE-2023-1073)

- kernel: net/tls: tls_is_tx_ready() checked list_entry (CVE-2023-1075)

- kernel: hid: Use After Free in asus_remove() (CVE-2023-1079)

- kernel: Possible use-after-free since the two fdget() during vhost_net_set_backend() (CVE-2023-1838)

- kernel: use-after-free bug in remove function xgene_hwmon_remove (CVE-2023-1855)

- kernel: UAF during login when accessing the shost ipaddress (CVE-2023-2162)

- kernel: bpf: Incorrect verifier pruning leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe (CVE-2023-2163)

- kernel: Use after free bug in r592_remove (CVE-2023-3141)

- kernel: use after free in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c due to race (CVE-2023-3567)

- kernel: net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited if in qfq_change_agg function happens qfq_enqueue overhead (CVE-2023-3611)

- kernel: xfrm: NULL pointer dereference in xfrm_update_ae_params() (CVE-2023-3772)

- kernel: tun: bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled in tun_napi_alloc_frags (CVE-2023-3812)

- kernel: smsusb: use-after-free caused by do_submit_urb() (CVE-2023-4132)

- kernel: use after free in unix_stream_sendpage (CVE-2023-4622)

- kernel: net/sched: sch_hfsc UAF (CVE-2023-4623)

- kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in NVMe (CVE-2023-5178)

- kernel: A heap out-of-bounds write when function perf_read_group is called and sibling_list is smaller than its child's sibling_list (CVE-2023-5717)

- Kernel: denial of service in atm_tc_enqueue in net/sched/sch_atm.c due to type confusion (CVE-2023-23455)

- kernel: mpls: double free on sysctl allocation failure (CVE-2023-26545)

- kernel: Denial of service issue in az6027 driver in drivers/media/usb/dev-usb/az6027.c (CVE-2023-28328)

- kernel: out-of-bounds write in qfq_change_class function (CVE-2023-31436)

- kernel: net: qcom/emac: race condition leading to use-after-free in emac_remove() (CVE-2023-33203)

- kernel: saa7134: race condition leading to use-after-free in saa7134_finidev() (CVE-2023-35823)

- kernel: dm1105: race condition leading to use-after-free in dm1105_remove.c() (CVE-2023-35824)

- kernel: r592: race condition leading to use-after-free in r592_remove() (CVE-2023-35825)

- kernel: IGB driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than MTU (CVE-2023-45871)

- kernel: SEV-ES local priv escalation (CVE-2023-46813)

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 kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0575.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 189813

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0575.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 1/30/2024

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: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5178

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:rhel_eus:8.8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-cross-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-perf

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: 1/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0458, CVE-2023-1073, CVE-2023-1075, CVE-2023-1079, CVE-2023-1838, CVE-2023-1855, CVE-2023-2162, CVE-2023-2163, CVE-2023-23455, CVE-2023-26545, CVE-2023-28328, CVE-2023-3141, CVE-2023-31436, CVE-2023-33203, CVE-2023-3567, CVE-2023-35823, CVE-2023-35824, CVE-2023-35825, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-3772, CVE-2023-3812, CVE-2023-4132, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4622, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-5178, CVE-2023-5717

CWE: 120, 269, 415, 416, 476, 682, 787, 843

RHSA: 2024:0575

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