Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for keylime

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU69339

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3500

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling when treating system level failures, such as network driver crash, causing the verifier component to quit and not recover. The verifier's state machine remains in "verified" state and the associated database is no longer updated for this agent.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9

keylime (Red Hat package): before 6.5.1-1.el9_1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:keylime_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8444

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.