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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / kernel-abi-stablelists / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2023_7549)
high Nessus Plugin ID 356450
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2023_7549 advisory.* kernel: bpf: Incorrect verifier pruning leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe (CVE-2023-2163)
* kernel: tun: bugs for oversize packet when napi frags enabled in tun_napi_alloc_frags (CVE-2023-3812)
* kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in NVMe (CVE-2023-5178)
* kernel: use-after-free due to race condition occurring in dvb_register_device() (CVE-2022-45884)
* kernel: use-after-free due to race condition occurring in dvb_net.c (CVE-2022-45886)
* kernel: use-after-free due to race condition occurring in dvb_ca_en50221.c (CVE-2022-45919)
* 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 crlsa-2023_7549.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7549
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2148510
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2148517
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151956
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2154178
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224048
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240249
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2023:7549
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 356450
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2023_7549.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7
Percentile: 98.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5178
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 12/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-45884, CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45919, CVE-2023-1192, CVE-2023-2163, CVE-2023-3812, CVE-2023-5178