RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:0897)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190769

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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-2024:0897 advisory.

- kernel: nfp: use-after-free in area_cache_get() (CVE-2022-3545)

- kernel: null-ptr-deref vulnerabilities in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip (CVE-2022-41858)

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

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

- kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter (CVE-2023-2166)

- kernel: Slab-out-of-bound read in compare_netdev_and_ip (CVE-2023-2176)

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

- kernel: use-after-free in sch_qfq network scheduler (CVE-2023-4921)

- 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: NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_tcp_build_iovec (CVE-2023-6356)

- kernel: NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_tcp_execute_request (CVE-2023-6535)

- kernel: NULL pointer dereference in __nvmet_req_complete (CVE-2023-6536)

- kernel: Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability in smbCalcSize (CVE-2023-6606)

- kernel: OOB Access in smb2_dump_detail (CVE-2023-6610)

- kernel: inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk (CVE-2023-6817)

- kernel: use-after-free in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c (CVE-2023-40283)

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

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

- kernel: ktls overwrites readonly memory pages when using function splice with a ktls socket as destination (CVE-2024-0646)

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-2024:0897.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190769

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0897.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 2/20/2024

Updated: 4/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0646

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: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-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-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-modules-extra, 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: 2/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-41858, CVE-2023-1073, CVE-2023-1838, CVE-2023-2166, CVE-2023-2176, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-46813, CVE-2023-4921, CVE-2023-5717, CVE-2023-6356, CVE-2023-6535, CVE-2023-6536, CVE-2023-6606, CVE-2023-6610, CVE-2023-6817, CVE-2024-0646

CWE: 120, 125, 269, 416, 476, 787

RHSA: 2024:0897

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