TencentOS Server 4: linux-firmware (TSSA-2024:0439)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238948

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0439 advisory.

Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2023-31356:
Incomplete system memory cleanup in SEV firmware could allow a privileged attacker to corrupt guest private memory, potentially resulting in a loss of data integrity.

CVE-2023-31346:
IOMMU improperly handles certain special address ranges with invalid device table entries (DTEs), which may allow an attacker with privileges and a compromised Hypervisor to induce DTE faults to bypass RMP checks in SEV-SNP, potentially leading to a loss of guest integrity.

CVE-2023-31315:
Improper validation in a model specific register (MSR) could allow a malicious program with ring0 access to modify SMM configuration while SMI lock is enabled, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2023-20584:
IOMMU improperly handles certain special address ranges with invalid device table entries (DTEs), which may allow an attacker with privileges and a compromised Hypervisor to induce DTE faults to bypass RMP checks in SEV-SNP, potentially leading to a loss of guest integrity.

CVE-2024-21978:
Improper input validation in SEV-SNP could allow a malicious hypervisor to read or overwrite guest memory potentially leading to data leakage or data corruption.

CVE-2023-31355:
Improper restriction of write operations in SNP firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to overwrite a guest's UMC seed potentially allowing reading of memory from a decommissioned guest.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent 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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20240439.xml

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-31356

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-31346

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-31315

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20584

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21978

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-31355

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238948

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2024_0439.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:linux-firmware, cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2025