The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.214-118.339. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1477 advisory.
In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in __mutex_lock in kernel/locking/mutex.c.
This is related to mutex_can_spin_on_owner in kernel/locking/mutex.c, __btrfs_qgroup_free_meta in fs/btrfs/qgroup.c, and btrfs_insert_delayed_items in fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c. (CVE-2019-19813)
In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image and performing some operations can cause slab-out-of-bounds write access in __btrfs_map_block in fs/btrfs/volumes.c, because a value of 1 for the number of data stripes is mishandled. (CVE-2019-19816)
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable. (CVE-2020-29568)
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. The Linux kernel PV block backend expects the kernel thread handler to reset ring->xenblkd to NULL when stopped.
However, the handler may not have time to run if the frontend quickly toggles between the states connect and disconnect. As a consequence, the block backend may re-use a pointer after it was freed. A misbehaving guest can trigger a dom0 crash by continuously connecting / disconnecting a block frontend. Privilege escalation and information leaks cannot be ruled out. This only affects systems with a Linux blkback.
(CVE-2020-29569)
A locking inconsistency issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13.
drivers/tty/tty_io.c and drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c may allow a read-after-free attack against TIOCGSID, aka CID-c8bcd9c5be24. (CVE-2020-29660)
A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13.
drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.
(CVE-2020-29661)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2021-1477.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(145458);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/05/11");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2019-19813",
"CVE-2019-19816",
"CVE-2020-27815",
"CVE-2020-29568",
"CVE-2020-29569",
"CVE-2020-29660",
"CVE-2020-29661"
);
script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2021-1477");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2021-1477)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.214-118.339. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1477 advisory.
- In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and
then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in __mutex_lock in kernel/locking/mutex.c.
This is related to mutex_can_spin_on_owner in kernel/locking/mutex.c, __btrfs_qgroup_free_meta in
fs/btrfs/qgroup.c, and btrfs_insert_delayed_items in fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c. (CVE-2019-19813)
- In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image and performing some operations can
cause slab-out-of-bounds write access in __btrfs_map_block in fs/btrfs/volumes.c, because a value of 1 for
the number of data stripes is mishandled. (CVE-2019-19816)
- An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.14.x. Some OSes (such as Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD) are
processing watch events using a single thread. If the events are received faster than the thread is able
to handle, they will get queued. As the queue is unbounded, a guest may be able to trigger an OOM in the
backend. All systems with a FreeBSD, Linux, or NetBSD (any version) dom0 are vulnerable. (CVE-2020-29568)
- An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. The Linux
kernel PV block backend expects the kernel thread handler to reset ring->xenblkd to NULL when stopped.
However, the handler may not have time to run if the frontend quickly toggles between the states connect
and disconnect. As a consequence, the block backend may re-use a pointer after it was freed. A misbehaving
guest can trigger a dom0 crash by continuously connecting / disconnecting a block frontend. Privilege
escalation and information leaks cannot be ruled out. This only affects systems with a Linux blkback.
(CVE-2020-29569)
- A locking inconsistency issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13.
drivers/tty/tty_io.c and drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c may allow a read-after-free attack against TIOCGSID,
aka CID-c8bcd9c5be24. (CVE-2020-29660)
- A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13.
drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.
(CVE-2020-29661)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1477.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19813");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19816");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27815");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29568");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29569");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29660");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29661");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update kernel' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-19816");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-29569");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/12/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/01/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/01/26");
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-i686");
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:perf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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");
include("hotfixes.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 != "A")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "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");
cve_list = make_list("CVE-2019-19813", "CVE-2019-19816", "CVE-2020-27815", "CVE-2020-29568", "CVE-2020-29569", "CVE-2020-29660", "CVE-2020-29661");
if (hotfix_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "kpatch hotfix for ALAS-2021-1477");
}
else
{
__rpm_report = hotfix_reporting_text();
}
}
pkgs = [
{'reference':'kernel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-devel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-devel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-devel-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'perf-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'perf-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'perf-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'ALA'},
{'reference':'perf-debuginfo-4.14.214-118.339.amzn1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'ALA'}
];
flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
reference = NULL;
release = NULL;
cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
allowmaj = 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['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['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (reference && release) {
if (rpm_check(release:release, cpu:cpu, reference:reference, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
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");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
amazon | linux | kernel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel |
amazon | linux | kernel-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 |
amazon | linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 |
amazon | linux | kernel-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-devel |
amazon | linux | kernel-headers | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-headers |
amazon | linux | kernel-tools | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools |
amazon | linux | kernel-tools-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | kernel-tools-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kernel-tools-devel |
amazon | linux | perf | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perf |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19813
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19816
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-27815
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-29568
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-29569
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-29660
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-29661
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19813
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19816
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27815
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29568
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29569
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29660
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29661
alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1477.html