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-2024_1614 advisory.
* kernel: vmwgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (CVE-2022-38096)
* kernel: Out of boundary write in perf_read_group() as result of overflow a perf_event's read_size (CVE-2023-6931)
* kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (CVE-2023-6546,ZDI-CAN-20527)
* kernel: CIFS Filesystem Decryption Improper Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client (CVE-2024-0565)
* kernel: use-after-free in amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c (CVE-2023-51042)
* kernel: ext4: kernel bug in ext4_write_inline_data_end() (CVE-2021-33631)
* kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_verdict_init() function (CVE-2024-1086)
Bug Fix(es):
* kernel-rt: update RT source tree to the latest Rocky Linux-8.9.z3 Batch (JIRA:Rocky Linux-23853)
* kernel-rt: kernel: nf_tables: use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_verdict_init() function (JIRA:Rocky Linux-24015)
* kernel-rt: kernel: vmxgfx: NULL pointer dereference in vmw_cmd_dx_define_query (JIRA:Rocky Linux-22758)
* kernel-rt: kernel: CIFS Filesystem Decryption Improper Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client (JIRA:Rocky Linux-22080)
* kernel-rt: kernel: Out of boundary write in perf_read_group() as result of overflow a perf_event's read_size (JIRA:Rocky Linux-22933)
* kernel-rt: kernel: use-after-free in amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c (JIRA:Rocky Linux-24498)
* kernel-rt: kernel: GSM multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation (JIRA:Rocky Linux-19966)
* kernel-rt: kernel: ext4: kernel bug in ext4_write_inline_data_end() (JIRA:Rocky Linux-26334)
This advisory is provided by Ctrl IQ, Inc for Rocky Linux systems. For more information about CIQ security practices, visit https://ciq.com/security.
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-2024_1614.
Plugin Details
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2024_1614.nasl
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
Vendor
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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:H/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 Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/20/2024