Executive Summary

Summary
Title kernel security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2017:0215 First vendor Publication 2017-01-31
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2017-01-31
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) - x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security Fix(es):

* A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the kernel's socket recvmmsg subsystem. This may allow remote attackers to corrupt memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code. This corruption takes place during the error handling routines within __sys_recvmmsg() function. (CVE-2016-7117, Important)

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1382268 - CVE-2016-7117 kernel: Use-after-free in the recvmmsg exit path

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-19 Data Handling

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1
Os 1
Os 2576

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-08-16 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-1842-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-07-13 Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update.
File : Virtuozzo_VZLSA-2017-0086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-07-13 Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update.
File : Virtuozzo_VZLSA-2017-0036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-05-22 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-1360-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-05-12 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-1247-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-05-01 Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates.
File : EulerOS_SA-2016-1051.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0057.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-03-01 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-0575-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-21 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-0494-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2017-245.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-15 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0270.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2017-246.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0217.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0216.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0215.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-31 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-0333-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-27 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0196.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-20 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2017-0086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-18 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20170117_kernel_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0113.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0091.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-18 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-17 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0065.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-13 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20170110_kernel_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-13 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2017-0036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-11 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-11 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0031.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-11 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-27 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-3249-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3655.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3656.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3657.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0179.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0180.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-22 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0181.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-21 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20161220_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2962.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-21 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2962.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-21 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2016-2962.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-14 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-3119-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-14 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-3112-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-14 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-3111-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-14 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-3109-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-05 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-2976-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-11-11 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3126-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-27 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2016-1227.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-04-29 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2016-694.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2017-02-02 13:25:45
  • Multiple Updates
2017-01-31 17:24:01
  • First insertion