Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0212
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0212)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0212 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0212 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This kernel update is based on upstream 5.15.43 and fixes at least the following security issues: A race condition in the perf subsystem allows for a local privilege escalation. NOTE: Mageia kernels by default has disabled the perf usage for unprivileged users, effectively rendering this vulnerability harmless (CVE-2022-1729). KVM: x86/mmu: fix NULL pointer dereference on guest INVPCID (CVE-2022-1789). Kernel could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a lockdown break issue. By sending a specially-crafted request using the kernel debugger, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform read and write access to kernel memory (CVE-2022-21499). Other fixes in this update: - ice: fix crash at allocation failure For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs. Affected Software/OS: 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) on Mageia 8. 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-2022-1729 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-1789 Debian Security Information: DSA-5161 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H6JP355XFVAB33X4BNO3ERVTURFYEDB7/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KCEAPIVPRTJHKPF2A2HVF5XHD5XJT3MN/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBUOQTNTQ4ZCXHOCNKYIL2ZUIAZ675RD/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1832397 https://francozappa.github.io/about-bias/ https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647177/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21499 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html https://git.kernel.org/linus/eadb2f47a3ced5c64b23b90fd2a3463f63726066
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