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RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2016:1633)

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An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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

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

It was found that the RFC 5961 challenge ACK rate limiting as implemented in the Linux kernelโ€™s networking subsystem allowed an off-path attacker to leak certain information about a given connection by creating congestion on the global challenge ACK rate limit counter and then measuring the changes by probing packets. An off-path attacker could use this flaw to either terminate TCP connection and/or inject payload into non-secured TCP connection between two endpoints on the network. (CVE-2016-5696, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Yue Cao from Cyber Security Group in the CS department of University of California, Riverside, for reporting this issue.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2016:1633. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(93042);
  script_version("2.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:41");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5696");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2016:1633");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2016:1633)");
  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:
"An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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

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

It was found that the RFC 5961 challenge ACK rate limiting as
implemented in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem allowed an
off-path attacker to leak certain information about a given connection
by creating congestion on the global challenge ACK rate limit counter
and then measuring the changes by probing packets. An off-path
attacker could use this flaw to either terminate TCP connection and/or
inject payload into non-secured TCP connection between two endpoints
on the network. (CVE-2016-5696, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Yue Cao from Cyber Security Group in the
CS department of University of California, Riverside, for reporting
this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1633"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5696"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  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-abi-whitelists");
  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-s390x");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64");
  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-kdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.7");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/08/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.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");
include("ksplice.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 = pregmatch(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 (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 7.x", "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);

if (get_one_kb_item("Host/ksplice/kernel-cves"))
{
  rm_kb_item(name:"Host/uptrack-uname-r");
  cve_list = make_list("CVE-2016-5696");
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "KSplice hotfix for RHSA-2016:1633");
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2016:1633";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      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:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", reference:"kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", reference:"kernel-doc-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-headers-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"perf-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"python-perf-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;

  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-327.28.3.el7")) flag++;


  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      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-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc");
  }
}
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redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debug-debuginfop-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debug-develp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debuginfop-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debuginfo-common-s390xp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-develp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-docp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-doc
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