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Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170531)

Update kernel to fix URG flag flaw, Hadoop job kernel panic, memory leak, be2net link status, lpfc RFF_ID order, kdump deadloc

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#%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(100568);
  script_version("3.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-6214");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170531)");
  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:
"Security Fix(es) :

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of
    packets with the URG flag. Applications using the
    splice() and tcp_splice_read() functionality can allow a
    remote attacker to force the kernel to enter a condition
    in which it can loop indefinitely. (CVE-2017-6214,
    Moderate)

Bug Fix(es) :

  - When executing certain Hadoop jobs, a kernel panic
    occasionally occurred on multiple nodes of a cluster.
    This update fixes the kernel scheduler, and the kernel
    panic no longer occurs under the described
    circumstances.

  - Previously, memory leak of the struct cred data
    structure and related data structures occasionally
    occurred. Consequently, system performance was
    suboptimal with the symptoms of high I/O operations wait
    and small amount of free memory. This update fixes the
    reference counter of the struct slab cache to no longer
    cause imbalance between the calls to the get_cred()
    function and the put_cred() function. As a result, the
    memory leak no longer occurs under the described
    circumstances.

  - Previously, the be2net driver could not detect the link
    status properly on IBM Power Systems. Consequently, the
    link status was always reported as disconnected. With
    this update, be2net has been fixed, and the Network
    Interface Cards (NICs) now report the link status
    correctly.

  - Previously, the RFF_ID and RFT_ID commands in the lpfc
    driver were issued in an incorrect order. Consequently,
    users were not able to access Logical Unit Numbers
    (LUNs). With this update, lpfc has been fixed to issue
    RFT_ID before RFF_ID, which is the correct order. As a
    result, users can now access LUNs as expected.

  - Previously, the kdump mechanism was trying to get the
    lock by the vmalloc_sync_all() function during a kernel
    panic. Consequently, a deadlock occurred, and the
    crashkernel did not boot. This update fixes the
    vmalloc_sync_all() function to avoid synchronizing the
    vmalloc area on the crashing CPU. As a result, the
    crashkernel parameter now boots as expected, and the
    kernel dump is collected successfully under the
    described circumstances."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1705&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=14413
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c2c5912b"
  );
  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_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  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-abi-whitelists");
  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-i686");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64");
  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-firmware");
  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:perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-perf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-perf-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/02/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2021 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:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.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:"SL6", reference:"kernel-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-firmware-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"perf-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"python-perf-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.3.1.el6")) 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-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc");
}

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