Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0084
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0084)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0084 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0084 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This kernel update is based on upstream 5.10.14 and fixes at least the following security issues: A local privilege escalation was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.10.13. Multiple race conditions in the AF_VSOCK implementation are caused by wrong locking in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c (CVE-2021-26708). It also adds the following fixes: - make CONNECTOR builtin to enable PROC_EVENTS (mga#28312) - drm/amd/display: Revert 'Fix EDID parsing after resume from suspend' - drm/amdgpu: fix the issue that retry constantly once the buffer is oversize - drm/amdgpu: set default value of noretry to 1 for vega10 - drm/amdgpu: default noretry=0 for navi1x and newer - drm/amdkfd: fix null pointer panic while free buffer in kfd - mm: thp: fix MADV_REMOVE deadlock on shmem THP For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs. Affected Software/OS: 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) on Mageia 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-26708 https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.13 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c518adafa39f37858697ac9309c6cf1805581446 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/05/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/09/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/25/14
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