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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0419
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0419)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel-linus' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0419 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel-linus' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0419 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.10.62 and fixes at least the
following security issues:

Specifically timed and handcrafted traffic can cause internal errors
in a WLAN device that lead to improper layer 2 Wi-Fi encryption with a
consequent possibility of information disclosure over the air for a
discrete set of traffic in ath9k (CVE-2020-3702).

A process with CAP_SYS_ADMIN can cause a kernel NULL pointer dereference
in btrfs code (CVE-2021-3739).

there is an out-of-bound read bug in qrtr_endpoint_post in net/qrtr/qrtr.c
(CVE-2021-3743).

An out-of-bounds read due to a race condition has been found in the Linux
kernel due to write access to vc_mode is not protected by a lock in vt_ioctl
(KDSETMDE) (CVE-2021-3753).

For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs.

Affected Software/OS:
'kernel-linus' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-3702
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2020-bulletin
Debian Security Information: DSA-4978 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3739
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997958
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e4571b8c5e9ffa1e85c0c671995bd4dcc5c75091
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e4571b8c5e9ffa1e85c0c671995bd4dcc5c75091
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0006/
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3739
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/3
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3743
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997961
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3eb
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
https://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2021/08/17/124
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0007/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/27/2
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3753
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999589
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2287a51ba822384834dafc1c798453375d1107c7
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/01/4
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