Amazon Linux 2 microcode update for Intel processor
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OSV | intel-microcode - security update | 13 Nov 201900:00 | – | osv |
OSV | intel-microcode - security update | 30 Dec 201900:00 | – | osv |
OSV | CVE-2019-11135 | 14 Nov 201919:15 | – | osv |
OSV | Moderate: virt:rhel security update | 29 Jan 202013:42 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:8.1 and virt-devel:8.1 security update | 13 Sep 202419:56 | – | osv |
OSV | Moderate: virt:rhel security update | 29 Jan 202013:42 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security and enhancement update | 13 Sep 202419:57 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel security update | 13 Sep 202419:56 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update | 13 Sep 202419:56 | – | osv |
OSV | linux - security update | 12 Nov 201900:00 | – | osv |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2019-1364.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(131082);
script_version("1.5");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/13");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-11135", "CVE-2019-11139");
script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2019-1364");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : microcode_ctl / kernel (ALAS-2019-1364)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"This security update is only applicable to EC2 Bare Metal instance
types using Intel processors.
Intel has released microcode updates for certain Intel CPUs. After
installing the updated microcode_ctl package, the microcode will be
automatically activated on next boot.
Improper conditions check in the voltage modulation interface for some
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to
potentially enable denial of service via local access.(CVE-2019-11139)
TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative
execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
information disclosure via a side channel with local
access.(CVE-2019-11135)"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1364.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Run 'yum update microcode_ctl' to update your system.
Run 'yum update kernel' and reboot to update your system."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-11135");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:microcode_ctl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:microcode_ctl-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/11/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/11/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/11/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", reference:"kernel-headers-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-devel-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", reference:"microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.0.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", reference:"microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-47.amzn2.0.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-debuginfo-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"AL2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-4.14.152-127.182.amzn2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_note(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kernel / kernel-debuginfo / kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 / etc");
}
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