The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue :
If you do not run applications that use xfrm6_tunnel, you can prevent the xfrm6_tunnel module from being loaded by creating (as the root user) a β/etc/modprobe.d/xfrm6_tunnel.confβ file, and adding the following line to it :
blacklist xfrm6_tunnel
This way, the xfrm6_tunnel module cannot be loaded accidentally. A reboot is not necessary for this change to take effect.
This update also fixes various bugs and adds an enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
The corresponding kernel-module-<module>-<kernel-version> modules have also been updated to match the kernel version.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(61301);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1583");
script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120417)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue :
- A flaw in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv() function in the Linux
kernel's IPv6 implementation could lead to a
use-after-free or double free flaw in tunnel6_rcv(). A
remote attacker could use this flaw to send specially
crafted packets to a target system that is using IPv6
and also has the xfrm6_tunnel kernel module loaded,
causing it to crash. (CVE-2012-1583, Important)
If you do not run applications that use xfrm6_tunnel, you can prevent
the xfrm6_tunnel module from being loaded by creating (as the root
user) a '/etc/modprobe.d/xfrm6_tunnel.conf' file, and adding the
following line to it :
blacklist xfrm6_tunnel
This way, the xfrm6_tunnel module cannot be loaded accidentally. A
reboot is not necessary for this change to take effect.
This update also fixes various bugs and adds an enhancement. The
system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
The corresponding kernel-module-<module>-<kernel-version> modules have
also been updated to match the kernel version."
);
# https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1204&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1484
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a5be6484"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-PAE");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-PAE-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-PAE-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-headers");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-xen");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-xen-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-xen-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/06/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/04/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.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) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 5.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kernel / kernel-PAE / kernel-PAE-debuginfo / kernel-PAE-devel / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-pae | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-pae |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-pae-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-pae-debuginfo |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-pae-devel | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-pae-devel |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-debug | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-debug-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-debug-devel | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debug-devel |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debuginfo |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-debuginfo-common | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common |
fermilab | scientific_linux | kernel-devel | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-devel |