Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / kernel-64k / kernel-64k-core / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crxsa-2023_7749)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355749

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crxsa-2023_7749 advisory.

* kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in the smb client component (CVE-2023-5345)

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

* hw amd: Return Address Predictor vulnerability leading to information disclosure (CVE-2023-20569)

* kernel: use-after-free in smb2_is_status_io_timeout() (CVE-2023-1192)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crxsa-2023_7749.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355749

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crxsa-2023_7749.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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-2023-5345

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1192, CVE-2023-20569, CVE-2023-45871, CVE-2023-5345

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