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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-47673)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296154

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-47673 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: pause TCM when the firmware is stopped Not doing so will make us send a host command to the transport while the firmware is not alive, which will trigger a WARNING. bad state = 0 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 17434 at drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c:115 iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi] RIP:
 0010:iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi] Call Trace: <TASK> iwl_mvm_send_cmd+0x40/0xc0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_config_scan+0x198/0x260 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_recalc_tcm+0x730/0x11d0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_tcm_work+0x1d/0x30 [iwlmvm] process_one_work+0x29e/0x640 worker_thread+0x2df/0x690 ? rescuer_thread+0x540/0x540 kthread+0x192/0x1e0 ? set_kthread_struct+0x90/0x90 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 (CVE-2024-47673)

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47673

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296154

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-47673.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47673

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47673