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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0242
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0242)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0242 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0242 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This kernel update is based on upstream 5.15.50 and fixes at least the
following security issues:

Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel Processors
may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure
via local access (CVE-2022-21123).

Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel
Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information
disclosure via local access (CVE-2022-21125).

Incomplete cleanup in specific special register read operations for some
Intel Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
information disclosure via local access (CVE-2022-21127, CVE-2022-21166).

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:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21123
Debian Security Information: DSA-5173 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
Debian Security Information: DSA-5178 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5178
Debian Security Information: DSA-5184 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5184
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4P2KJYL74KGLHE4JZETVW7PZH6ZIABA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RKRXZ4LHGCGMOG24ZCEJNY6R2BTS4S2Q/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHTEW3RXU2GW6S3RCPQG4VNCZGI3TOSV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCVOMHBQRH4KP7IN6U24CW7F2D2L5KBS/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00615.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/16/1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21125
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21127
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21166
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