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RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:2760)

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An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support.

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.

Security Fix(es) :

  • It was found that stacking a file system over procfs in the Linux kernel could lead to a kernel stack overflow due to deep nesting, as demonstrated by mounting ecryptfs over procfs and creating a recursion by mapping /proc/ environ. An unprivileged, local user could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2016-1583, Important)

Bug Fix(es) :

  • Previously, while the MAP_GROWSDOWN flag was set, writing to the memory which was mapped with the mmap system call failed with the SIGBUS signal. This update fixes memory management in the Linux kernel by backporting an upstream patch that enlarges the stack guard page gap. As a result, mmap now works as expected under the described circumstances. (BZ#1474721)
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2017:2760. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(103350);
  script_version("3.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:43");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1583");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2017:2760");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:2760)");
  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 6.7
Extended Update Support.

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.

Security Fix(es) :

* It was found that stacking a file system over procfs in the Linux
kernel could lead to a kernel stack overflow due to deep nesting, as
demonstrated by mounting ecryptfs over procfs and creating a recursion
by mapping /proc/ environ. An unprivileged, local user could
potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
(CVE-2016-1583, Important)

Bug Fix(es) :

* Previously, while the MAP_GROWSDOWN flag was set, writing to the
memory which was mapped with the mmap system call failed with the
SIGBUS signal. This update fixes memory management in the Linux kernel
by backporting an upstream patch that enlarges the stack guard page
gap. As a result, mmap now works as expected under the described
circumstances. (BZ#1474721)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1583"
  );
  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_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:P/RL:O/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-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-i686");
  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-firmware");
  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: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:6.7");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/06/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/09/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/09/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 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:"^6\.7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 6.7", "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-2016-1583");
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "KSplice hotfix for RHSA-2017:2760");
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2017:2760";
  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:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", reference:"kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", reference:"kernel-firmware-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"python-perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"python-perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"i686", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", sp:"7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-573.47.1.el6")) 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-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc");
  }
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
redhatenterprise_linuxpython-perf-debuginfop-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-perf-debuginfo
redhatenterprise_linux6.7cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7
redhatenterprise_linuxkernelp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-abi-whitelistsp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-abi-whitelists
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debugp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug
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-i686p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
redhatenterprise_linuxkernel-debuginfo-common-s390xp-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
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