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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883149
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2019:4256 centos6
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:4256 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:4256 advisory.

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

Security Fix(es):

* Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer (CVE-2019-14821)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

* KEYS: prevent creating a different user's keyrings RHEL-6.10 (BZ#1537371)

* BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
(BZ#1733760)

* long I/O stalls with bnx2fc from not masking off scope bits of retry
delay value (BZ#1749512)

Affected Software/OS:
'kernel' package(s) on CentOS 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14821
20190925 [SECURITY] [DSA 4531-1] linux security update
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41
20191108 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-311-01)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
DSA-4531
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531
FEDORA-2019-15e141c6a7
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRZQQQANZWQMPILZV7OTS3RGGRLLE2Q7/
FEDORA-2019-a570a92d5a
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YW3QNMPENPFEGVTOFPSNOBL7JEIJS25P/
RHSA-2019:3309
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
RHSA-2019:3517
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
RHSA-2019:3978
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3978
RHSA-2019:3979
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3979
RHSA-2019:4154
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
RHSA-2019:4256
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4256
RHSA-2020:0027
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0027
RHSA-2020:0204
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0204
USN-4157-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/
USN-4157-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/
USN-4162-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/
USN-4162-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/
USN-4163-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
USN-4163-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
[debian-lts-announce] 20190925 [SECURITY] [DLA 1930-1] linux security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
[debian-lts-announce] 20191001 [SECURITY] [DLA 1940-1] linux-4.9 security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.html
[oss-security] 20190920 CVE-2019-14821 Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/20/1
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14821
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
openSUSE-SU-2019:2307
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
openSUSE-SU-2019:2308
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html
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