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RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2014:2031)

🗓️ 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 5 kernel update fix for privilege escalatio

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2014:2031. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(80216);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9322");
  script_bugtraq_id(71685);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2014:2031");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2014:2031)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
CVE link in the References section.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS segment
register base switching when recovering from a #SS (stack segment)
fault on an erroneous return to user space. A local, unprivileged user
could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
(CVE-2014-9322, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Andy Lutomirski for reporting this issue.

All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The system
must be rebooted for this update to take effect."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:2031"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-9322"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.6");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5\.6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.6", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2014:2031";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.54.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kernel / kernel-PAE / kernel-PAE-debuginfo / kernel-PAE-devel / etc");
  }
}

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14 Jan 2021 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
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