RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2016:1406-01

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
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# RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2016:1406-01
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871636");
  script_version("$Revision: 12497 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-11-23 09:28:21 +0100 (Fri, 23 Nov 2018) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-07-13 05:33:33 +0200 (Wed, 13 Jul 2016)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4565");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2016:1406-01");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The kernel packages contain the Linux
kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix:

  * A flaw was found in the way certain interfaces of the Linux kernel's
Infiniband subsystem used write() as bi-directional ioctl() replacement,
which could lead to insufficient memory security checks when being invoked
using the the splice() system call. A local unprivileged user on a system
with either Infiniband hardware present or RDMA Userspace Connection
Manager Access module explicitly loaded, could use this flaw to escalate
their privileges on the system. (CVE-2016-4565, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Jann Horn for reporting this issue.

This update also fixes the following bugs:

  * When providing some services and using the Integrated Services Digital
Network (ISDN), the system could terminate unexpectedly due to the call of
the tty_ldisc_flush() function. The provided patch removes this call and
the system no longer hangs in the described scenario. (BZ#1337443)

  * An update to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 kernel added calls of two
functions provided by the ipv6.ko kernel module, which added a dependency
on that module. On systems where ipv6.ko was prevented from being loaded,
the nfsd.ko and lockd.ko modules were unable to be loaded. Consequently, it
was not possible to run an NFS server or to mount NFS file systems as a
client. The underlying source code has been fixed by adding the
symbol_get() function, which determines if nfsd.ko and lock.ko are loaded
into memory and calls them through function pointers, not directly. As a
result, the aforementioned kernel modules are allowed to be loaded even if
ipv6.ko is not, and the NFS mount works as expected. (BZ#1341496)

  * After upgrading the kernel, CPU load average increased compared to the
prior kernel version due to the modification of the scheduler. The provided
patch set reverts the calculation algorithm of this load average to the the
previous version thus resulting in relatively lower values under the same
system load. (BZ#1343015)");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"kernel on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6),
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6),
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");

  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2016:1406-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhsa-announce/2016-July/msg00008.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Red Hat Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/rhel", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=RHENT_6");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "RHENT_6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel", rpm:"kernel~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debug", rpm:"kernel-debug~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debug-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-debug-debuginfo~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debug-devel", rpm:"kernel-debug-devel~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-debuginfo~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debuginfo-common-i686", rpm:"kernel-debuginfo-common-i686~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-headers", rpm:"kernel-headers~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perf", rpm:"perf~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perf-debuginfo", rpm:"perf-debuginfo~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-perf-debuginfo", rpm:"python-perf-debuginfo~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-abi-whitelists", rpm:"kernel-abi-whitelists~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-doc", rpm:"kernel-doc~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-firmware", rpm:"kernel-firmware~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64", rpm:"kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64~2.6.32~642.3.1.el6", rls:"RHENT_6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}