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RHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2015:1565)
high Nessus Plugin ID 85705
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:1565 advisory.- kernel: netfilter connection tracking extensions denial of service (CVE-2014-9715)
- kernel: execution in the early microcode loader (CVE-2015-2666)
- kernel: denial of service (DoS) attack against IPv6 network stacks due to improper handling of Router Advertisements. (CVE-2015-2922)
- kernel: ping sockets: use-after-free leading to local privilege escalation (CVE-2015-3636)
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
http://www.nessus.org/u?97eb2b57
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1565
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203712
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208684
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 85705
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2015-1565.nasl
Version: 2.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/31/2015
Updated: 4/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2666
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2922
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-trace, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-trace-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9715, CVE-2015-2666, CVE-2015-2922, CVE-2015-3636