The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.156-102.160. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-042 advisory.
2024-06-06: CVE-2024-35809 was added to this advisory.
2024-05-23: CVE-2024-26923 was added to this advisory.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_unix: Fix garbage collector racing against connect() (CVE-2024-26923)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path
The commit mutex should not be released during the critical sectionbetween nft_gc_seq_begin() and nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GCworker could collect expired objects and get the released commit lockwithin the same GC sequence.
nf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to loadmodule dependencies, then it goes back to replay the transaction again.Move it at the end of the abort phase after nft_gc_seq_end() is called.
(CVE-2024-26925)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI/PM: Drain runtime-idle callbacks before driver removal (CVE-2024-35809)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-042.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(197527);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/07");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-26923", "CVE-2024-26925", "CVE-2024-35809");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-042)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.156-102.160. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-042 advisory.
2024-06-06: CVE-2024-35809 was added to this advisory.
2024-05-23: CVE-2024-26923 was added to this advisory.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_unix: Fix garbage collector racing against connect() (CVE-2024-26923)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path
The commit mutex should not be released during the critical sectionbetween nft_gc_seq_begin() and
nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GCworker could collect expired objects and get the released commit
lockwithin the same GC sequence.
nf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to loadmodule dependencies, then it goes back
to replay the transaction again.Move it at the end of the abort phase after nft_gc_seq_end() is called.
(CVE-2024-26925)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI/PM: Drain runtime-idle callbacks before driver removal (CVE-2024-35809)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26923.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26925.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-35809.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update kernel' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-35809");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/04/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/05/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/05/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool-debuginfo");
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-aarch64");
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-livepatch-5.15.156-102.160");
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: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:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "kpatch.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
include("hotfixes.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_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);
if (get_one_kb_item("Host/kpatch/kernel-cves"))
{
set_hotfix_type("kpatch");
var cve_list = make_list("CVE-2024-26923", "CVE-2024-26925", "CVE-2024-35809");
if (hotfix_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "kpatch hotfix for ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-042");
}
else
{
__rpm_report = hotfix_reporting_text();
}
}
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'bpftool-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'bpftool-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'bpftool-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-livepatch-5.15.156-102.160-1.0-0.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-livepatch-5.15.156-102.160-1.0-0.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'python-perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'python-perf-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'},
{'reference':'python-perf-debuginfo-5.15.156-102.160.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'kernel-5.15'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
amazon | linux | perf | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf |
amazon | linux | bpftool | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bpftool |
amazon | linux | perf-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | kernel-tools-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 |
amazon | linux | kernel-tools | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools |
amazon | linux | kernel-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel |
amazon | linux | python-perf-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-perf-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | kernel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel |
amazon | linux | kernel-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26923
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26925
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-35809
alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASKERNEL-5.15-2024-042.html
alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26923.html
alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-26925.html
alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-35809.html
alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html