Check Point Advisories

Kinsing Malware Infection Attempt

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0336
Date Published:	6 May 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 May, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Kinsing is a Golang-based Linux malware. Successful infection will allow an attacker to download additional malware onto the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Kinsing Malware Infection Attempt protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Kinsing Malware Infection Attempt