The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:4902 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

    Security Fix(es):

    * kernel: arp: Prevent overflow in arp_req_get(). (CVE-2024-26733)

    * kernel: x86/xen: Add some null pointer checking to smp.c (CVE-2024-26908)

    * kernel: net/ipv6: avoid possible UAF in ip6_route_mpath_notify() (CVE-2024-26852)

    * kernel: net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_any_create_groups (CVE-2023-52667)

    * kernel: net/mlx5: Properly link new fs rules into the tree (CVE-2024-35960)

    * kernel: bonding: stop the device in bond_setup_by_slave() (CVE-2023-52784)

    * kernel: ethernet: hisilicon: hns: hns_dsaf_misc: fix a possible array overflow in     hns_dsaf_ge_srst_by_port() (CVE-2021-47548)

    * kernel: i40e: fix vf may be used uninitialized in this function warning (CVE-2024-36020)

    * kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats() (CVE-2024-36025)

    * kernel: net: core: reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs (CVE-2024-36929)

    * kernel: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up() (CVE-2024-36924)

    * kernel: net: amd-xgbe: Fix skb data length underflow (CVE-2022-48743)

    * kernel: af_unix: Fix data races in unix_release_sock/unix_stream_sendmsg (CVE-2024-38596)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:4902)

high Nessus Plugin ID 204832

Version 1.4

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.4 Jan 13, 2025, 2:37 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 7.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2022-48743" to "CVE-2023-52667") CVSSv3 severity (based on None, severity increased from "Medium" to "High") Plugin Feed: 202501131437
Version 1.3 Nov 8, 2024, 8:20 AM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2021-47548" to "CVE-2022-48743") Plugin Feed: 202411080820
Version 1.2 Nov 7, 2024, 8:25 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 4.6) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C") CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 5.5) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H") CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2021-47548, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") CVSSv3 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") Plugin metadata Reference Plugin Feed: 202411072025
Version 1.1 Jul 29, 2024, 8:06 PM New Plugin Feed: 202407292006