| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-002 (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2022-002) | 2 May 202200:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 6 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability) | 11 May 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 7 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability) | 11 May 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0958) | 16 Jun 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-987000) | 7 Oct 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-988997) | 5 Nov 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Important: kernel | 28 Jan 202200:00 | – | amazon | |
| CVE-2021-46978 | 29 Feb 202410:11 | – | circl | |
| Linux kernel security vulnerabilities | 28 Feb 202400:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2021-46978 | 28 Feb 202408:13 | – | cve |
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{"reference": "linux-udebs-azure"},
{"reference": "linux-udebs-oem"}
]
}
]
},
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "20.04",
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{"reference": "linux-aws-5.11"},
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{"reference": "linux-azure-5.11"},
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{"reference": "linux-azure-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-azure-fde"},
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{"reference": "linux-cloud-tools-5.4.0"},
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{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-gcp-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-gke"},
{"reference": "linux-gke-5.15"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-hwe-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-image-5.4.0"},
{"reference": "linux-image-unsigned-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-intel-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-libc-dev"},
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{"reference": "linux-modules-extra-5.6.0"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.10"},
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{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-tools-common"},
{"reference": "linux-oem-5.6-tools-host"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.13"},
{"reference": "linux-oracle-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-raspi2"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-5.11"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-5.8"},
{"reference": "linux-riscv-headers-5.4.0"},
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{"reference": "linux-tools-5.4.0"},
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{"reference": "linux-udebs-oem"}
]
}
]
},
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "22.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "linux-allwinner-5.19"},
{"reference": "linux-aws-5.19"},
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{"reference": "linux-azure-5.19"},
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}
]
},
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"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
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"pkgs": [
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{"reference": "kernel"},
{"reference": "kernel-abi-stablelists"},
{"reference": "kernel-abi-whitelists"},
{"reference": "kernel-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-cross-headers"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-modules"},
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{"reference": "kernel-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-modules-extra"},
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{"reference": "kernel-rt"},
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{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-kvm"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-kvm"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-selftests-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-selftests-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-tools"},
{"reference": "kernel-tools-libs"},
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{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "perf"},
{"reference": "python3-perf"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "kernel"},
{"reference": "kernel-abi-stablelists"},
{"reference": "kernel-abi-whitelists"},
{"reference": "kernel-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-cross-headers"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-debug-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-doc"},
{"reference": "kernel-headers"},
{"reference": "kernel-ipaclones-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-kvm"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-devel"},
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{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-rt-selftests-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-selftests-internal"},
{"reference": "kernel-tools"},
{"reference": "kernel-tools-libs"},
{"reference": "kernel-tools-libs-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-core"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-devel"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra"},
{"reference": "kernel-zfcpdump-modules-internal"},
{"reference": "perf"},
{"reference": "python3-perf"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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