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RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2023:1556)

2023-04-0400:00:00
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redhat enterprise linux 8
kernel-rt
use-after-free vulnerability
alsa pcm package
linux kernel
privilege escalation
cve-2023-0266
config_tls
config_xfrm_espintcp
icsk_ulp_data
struct inet_connection_sock
setsockopt tcp_ulp
cve-2023-0461
nessus

AI Score

8.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

35.5%

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1556 advisory.

  • A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel.
    SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit 56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e (CVE-2023-0266)

  • There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel which can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. To reach the vulnerability kernel configuration flag CONFIG_TLS or CONFIG_XFRM_ESPINTCP has to be configured, but the operation does not require any privilege. There is a use-after-free bug of icsk_ulp_data of a struct inet_connection_sock. When CONFIG_TLS is enabled, user can install a tls context (struct tls_context) on a connected tcp socket. The context is not cleared if this socket is disconnected and reused as a listener. If a new socket is created from the listener, the context is inherited and vulnerable. The setsockopt TCP_ULP operation does not require any privilege. We recommend upgrading past commit 2c02d41d71f90a5168391b6a5f2954112ba2307c (CVE-2023-0461)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2023:1556. The text
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if (description)
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  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-0266", "CVE-2023-0461");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2023:1556");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/04/20");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2023:1556)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for kernel-rt.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2023:1556 advisory.

  - A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel.
    SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 is missing locks that can be used in a use-after-free that can result
    in a priviledge escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. We recommend upgrading past commit
    56b88b50565cd8b946a2d00b0c83927b7ebb055e (CVE-2023-0266)

  - There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel which can be exploited to achieve local
    privilege escalation. To reach the vulnerability kernel configuration flag CONFIG_TLS or
    CONFIG_XFRM_ESPINTCP has to be configured, but the operation does not require any privilege. There is a
    use-after-free bug of icsk_ulp_data of a struct inet_connection_sock. When CONFIG_TLS is enabled, user can
    install a tls context (struct tls_context) on a connected tcp socket. The context is not cleared if this
    socket is disconnected and reused as a listener. If a new socket is created from the listener, the context
    is inherited and vulnerable. The setsockopt TCP_ULP operation does not require any privilege. We recommend
    upgrading past commit 2c02d41d71f90a5168391b6a5f2954112ba2307c (CVE-2023-0461)

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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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1556");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-0461");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(416);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/01/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/04/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/04/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-debug-modules");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-rt-kvm");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
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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: '8.4')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.4', '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-2023-0266', 'CVE-2023-0461');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for RHSA-2023:1556');
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}

var constraints = [
  {
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/aus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/resilientstorage/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/resilientstorage/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/resilientstorage/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap-solutions/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/supplementary/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/supplementary/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/nfv/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/rt/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/rt/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.4/x86_64/rt/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kernel-rt-4.18.0-305.86.2.rt7.160.el8_4', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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      {'reference':'kernel-rt-debug-core-4.18.0-305.86.2.rt7.160.el8_4', 'sp':'4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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  }
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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;
    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 (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)) 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, Extended Update Support, Telco Extended Update Support or Update Services for SAP Solutions repositories.\n' +
    'Access to these repositories 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-rt / kernel-rt-core / kernel-rt-debug / kernel-rt-debug-core / etc');
}