The Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel is affected by vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12888 and CVE-2020-0543
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2020:2664) | 25 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2020:2665) | 25 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2020-2664) | 25 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2020:3019) | 21 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2020:2832) | 7 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20200623) | 24 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 32 : kernel (2020-57bf620276) | 4 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 7 : kernel (RHSA-2020:2664) | 24 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 31 : kernel (2020-5436586091) | 2 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1) | 9 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus |
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2020:2831. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##
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if (description)
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script_cve_id("CVE-2020-12888");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kernel.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in
the RHSA-2020:2831 advisory.
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* Kernel: vfio: access to disabled MMIO space of some devices may lead to DoS scenario (CVE-2020-12888)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* kernel: hw: provide reporting and microcode mitigation toggle for CVE-2020-0543 / Special Register
Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) (BZ#1840674)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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://access.redhat.com/solutions/5142691");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2831");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1836244");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL kernel package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:2831.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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-2020-12888");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(248);
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.2");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.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('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_ver, rhel_version: '7.2')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.2', 'Red Hat ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< 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');
var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2020-12888');
if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for RHSA-2020:2831');
}
else
{
__rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
}
}
var constraints = [
{
'repo_relative_urls': [
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/debug',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/optional/debug',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/optional/os',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/os',
'content/aus/rhel/server/7/7.2/x86_64/source/SRPMS'
],
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kernel-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-headers-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'perf-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python-perf-3.10.0-327.89.1.el7', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'7', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);
var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'];
foreach var pkg ( constraint_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;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
_release &&
rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
(applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) &&
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, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
'Advanced Update Support repository.\n' +
'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
var extra = NULL;
if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kernel / kernel-debug / kernel-debug-devel / kernel-devel / etc');
}
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