The RHEL 8 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the kernel as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3181 advisory
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3173) Important: kernel security update | 17 Aug 202107:52 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3181) Important: kpatch-patch security update | 17 Aug 202107:54 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3380) Important: kpatch-patch security update | 31 Aug 202108:36 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3363) Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update | 31 Aug 202108:20 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3375) Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update | 31 Aug 202108:22 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3725) Important: kernel security and bug fix update | 5 Oct 202107:22 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3381) Important: kpatch-patch security update | 31 Aug 202108:41 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3321) Important: kernel security and bug fix update | 31 Aug 202107:37 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3044) Important: kpatch-patch security update | 10 Aug 202110:46 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2021:3088) Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update | 10 Aug 202112:10 | – | redhat |
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2021:3181. The text
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"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2021:3181 advisory.
This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify
the code of a running kernel.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks (CVE-2021-22543)
* kernel: out-of-bounds write in xt_compat_target_from_user() in net/netfilter/x_tables.c (CVE-2021-22555)
* kernel: race condition for removal of the HCI controller (CVE-2021-32399)
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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# https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2021/rhsa-2021_3181.json
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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: '8.1')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.1', '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);
var uname_r = get_kb_item("Host/uname-r");
if (empty_or_null(uname_r)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "kernel");
if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
rm_kb_item(name:'Host/uptrack-uname-r');
var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2021-22543', 'CVE-2021-22555', 'CVE-2021-32399');
if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for RHSA-2021:3181');
}
else
{
__rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
}
}
var kernel_live_checks = [
{
'repo_relative_urls': [
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/os',
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/debug',
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/os',
'content/e4s/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/os',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/debug',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/os',
'content/eus/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
],
'kernels': {
'4.18.0-147.27.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-1-12.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.27.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1-1-12.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.32.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-1-10.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.32.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1-1-10.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.34.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-1-10.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.34.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_34_1-1-10.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.38.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-1-9.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.38.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_38_1-1-9.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.43.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-1-7.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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'4.18.0-147.43.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_43_1-1-7.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.44.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-1-6.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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},
'4.18.0-147.44.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_44_1-1-6.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.48.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-1-3.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.48.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_48_1-1-3.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.51.1.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-1-2.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.51.1.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_1-1-2.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.51.2.el8_1.ppc64le': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-1-1.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
]
},
'4.18.0-147.51.2.el8_1.x86_64': {
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_51_2-1-1.el8_1', 'sp':'1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
}
}
];
var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:kernel_live_checks);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);
var flag = 0;
var kernel_affected = FALSE;
foreach var kernel_array ( kernel_live_checks ) {
var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(kernel_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = kernel_array['repo_relative_urls'];
var kpatch_details = kernel_array['kernels'][uname_r];
if (empty_or_null(kpatch_details)) continue;
kernel_affected = TRUE;
foreach var pkg ( kpatch_details['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++;
}
}
# No kpatch details found for the running kernel version
if (!kernel_affected) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'kernel', uname_r);
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' +
'Extended 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, 'kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_27_1 / kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_32_1 / etc');
}
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