RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 64039

This page contains detailed information about the RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 64039
Name: RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720)
Filename: redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2013-01-24
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-14
Plugin Version: 1.19
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

[Updated 19th June 2012] The original erratum text provided an incorrect description for BZ#807929. The text has been updated to provide the correct description. No changes have been made to the packages.

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

This update fixes the following security issues :

* It was found that the Xen hypervisor implementation as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 did not properly restrict the syscall return addresses in the sysret return path to canonical addresses. An unprivileged user in a 64-bit para-virtualized guest, that is running on a 64-bit host that has an Intel CPU, could use this flaw to crash the host or, potentially, escalate their privileges, allowing them to execute arbitrary code at the hypervisor level. (CVE-2012-0217, Important)

Note: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests, only privileged guest users can exploit CVE-2012-0217.

* 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.

Red Hat would like to thank the Xen project for reporting CVE-2012-0217. Upstream acknowledges Rafal Wojtczuk as the original reporter of CVE-2012-0217.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* A bug in the vsyscall interface caused 32-bit multi-threaded programs, which received the SIGCANCEL signal right after they returned from a system call, to terminate unexpectedly with a segmentation fault when run on the AMD64 or Intel 64 architecture. A patch has been provided to address this issue and the crashes no longer occur in the described scenario. (BZ#807929)

* Incorrect duplicate MAC addresses were being used on a rack network daughter card that contained a quad-port Intel I350 Gigabit Ethernet Controller. With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to address this issue, and correct MAC addresses are now used under all circumstances. (BZ#813195)

* When the Fibre Channel (FC) layer sets a device to 'running', the layer also scans for other new devices. Previously, there was a race condition between these two operations. Consequently, for certain targets, thousands of invalid devices were created by the SCSI layer and the udev service. This update ensures that the FC layer always sets a device to 'online' before scanning for others, thus fixing this bug.

Additionally, when attempting to transition priority groups on a busy FC device, the multipath layer retried immediately. If this was the only available path, a large number of retry operations were performed in a short period of time. Consequently, the logging of retry messages slowed down the system. This bug has been fixed by ensuring that the DM Multipath feature delays retry operations in the described scenario. (BZ#816683)

* Due to incorrect use of the list_for_each_entry_safe() macro, the enumeration of remote procedure calls (RPCs) priority wait queue tasks stored in the tk_wait.links list failed. As a consequence, the rpc_wake_up() and rpc_wake_up_status() functions failed to wake up all tasks. This caused the system to become unresponsive and could significantly decrease system performance. Now, the list_for_each_entry_safe() macro is no longer used in rpc_wake_up(), ensuring reasonable system performance. (BZ#817570)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/freebsd/local/intel_sysret_priv_esc
[FreeBSD Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation]
Exploit-DB: exploits/freebsd_x86-64/local/46508.rb
[EDB-46508: FreeBSD - Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/Apri1y/Red-Team-links
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/Ascotbe/Kernelhub
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/Echocipher/Resource-list
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/Flerov/WindowsExploitDev
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/Snoopy-Sec/Localroot-ALL-CVE
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/anoaghost/Localroot_Compile
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/cranelab/exploit-development
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/felixlinker/ifc-rv-thesis
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/hudunkey/Red-Team-links
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/john-80/-007
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/lp008/Hack-readme
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/slimdaddy/RedTeam
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/xiaoZ-hc/redtool
[CVE-2012-0217]
GitHub: https://github.com/ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation
[CVE-2012-0217]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.2 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	3.9
CVSS Temporal Score:	5.6 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	5.6 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2012:0720. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(64039);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0217", "CVE-2012-1583");
  script_bugtraq_id(53139);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2012:0720");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update
Support.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

[Updated 19th June 2012] The original erratum text provided an
incorrect description for BZ#807929. The text has been updated to
provide the correct description. No changes have been made to the
packages.

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

This update fixes the following security issues :

* It was found that the Xen hypervisor implementation as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 did not properly restrict the syscall
return addresses in the sysret return path to canonical addresses. An
unprivileged user in a 64-bit para-virtualized guest, that is running
on a 64-bit host that has an Intel CPU, could use this flaw to crash
the host or, potentially, escalate their privileges, allowing them to
execute arbitrary code at the hypervisor level. (CVE-2012-0217,
Important)

Note: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests, only privileged guest users
can exploit CVE-2012-0217.

* 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.

Red Hat would like to thank the Xen project for reporting
CVE-2012-0217. Upstream acknowledges Rafal Wojtczuk as the original
reporter of CVE-2012-0217.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* A bug in the vsyscall interface caused 32-bit multi-threaded
programs, which received the SIGCANCEL signal right after they
returned from a system call, to terminate unexpectedly with a
segmentation fault when run on the AMD64 or Intel 64 architecture. A
patch has been provided to address this issue and the crashes no
longer occur in the described scenario. (BZ#807929)

* Incorrect duplicate MAC addresses were being used on a rack network
daughter card that contained a quad-port Intel I350 Gigabit Ethernet
Controller. With this update, the underlying source code has been
modified to address this issue, and correct MAC addresses are now used
under all circumstances. (BZ#813195)

* When the Fibre Channel (FC) layer sets a device to 'running', the
layer also scans for other new devices. Previously, there was a race
condition between these two operations. Consequently, for certain
targets, thousands of invalid devices were created by the SCSI layer
and the udev service. This update ensures that the FC layer always
sets a device to 'online' before scanning for others, thus fixing this
bug.

Additionally, when attempting to transition priority groups on a busy
FC device, the multipath layer retried immediately. If this was the
only available path, a large number of retry operations were performed
in a short period of time. Consequently, the logging of retry messages
slowed down the system. This bug has been fixed by ensuring that the
DM Multipath feature delays retry operations in the described
scenario. (BZ#816683)

* Due to incorrect use of the list_for_each_entry_safe() macro, the
enumeration of remote procedure calls (RPCs) priority wait queue tasks
stored in the tk_wait.links list failed. As a consequence, the
rpc_wake_up() and rpc_wake_up_status() functions failed to wake up all
tasks. This caused the system to become unresponsive and could
significantly decrease system performance. Now, the
list_for_each_entry_safe() macro is no longer used in rpc_wake_up(),
ensuring reasonable system performance. (BZ#817570)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be
rebooted for this update to take effect."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0720"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1583"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0217"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'FreeBSD Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-PAE-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debuginfo-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-kdump-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-xen-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.6");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/06/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/01/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5\.6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.6", "Red Hat " + 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 ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2012:0720";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"s390x", reference:"kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"i686", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", sp:"6", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.39.1.el5")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    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");
  }
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Red Hat Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0720) plugin ID 64039.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state redhat-RHSA-2012-0720.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

53139

RHSA | Red Hat Security Advisory:

2012:0720

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

59479 - CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2012:0721)
59779 - Debian DSA-2501-1 : xen - several vulnerabilities
60088 - Debian DSA-2508-1 : kfreebsd-8 - privilege escalation
59748 - FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Privilege escalation when returning from kernel (aed44c4e-c067-11e1-b5e0-000c299b62e1)
70184 - GLSA-201309-24 : Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
74682 - openSUSE Security Update : xen (openSUSE-SU-2012:0886-1)
74683 - openSUSE Security Update : xen (openSUSE-2012-404)
68539 - Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2012-0721-1)
68540 - Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2012-0721)
79476 - OracleVM 3.0 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0020)
79477 - OracleVM 3.1 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0021)
79478 - OracleVM 2.2 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0022)
79507 - OracleVM 2.2 : kernel (OVMSA-2013-0039)
79286 - RHEL 5 : rhev-hypervisor5 (RHSA-2012:0488)
59467 - RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0721)
61326 - Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120612)
59460 - MS12-042: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2711167)
76829 - Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2012_SRU10_5
64233 - SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 6399)
59469 - SuSE 10 Security Update : Xen (ZYPP Patch Number 8180)
61747 - VMSA-2012-0013 : VMware vSphere and vCOps updates to third-party libraries
89038 - VMware ESX / ESXi Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0013) (remote check)

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