An information disclosure vulnerability in kernel components including the ION subsystem, Binder, USB driver and networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31651010.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - kernel: out of bounds read in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c (CVE-2019-15505)

  - kernel: buffer-overflow hardening in WiFi beacon validation code. (CVE-2019-16746)

  - block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during     authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an     SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes. (CVE-2012-4542)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - kernel: Buffer overflow due to unbounded strcpy in ISDN I4L driver (CVE-2017-12762)

  - kernel: buffer-overflow hardening in WiFi beacon validation code. (CVE-2019-16746)

  - include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group     ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group. (CVE-2010-5328)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c     (CVE-2017-18017)

  - The ia64 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service     (stack consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the mishandling of invalid     Register Stack Engine (RSE) state. (CVE-2006-3635)

  - drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize     videobuf_mapping data structures, which allows local users to trigger an incorrect count value and     videobuf leak via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5321. (CVE-2007-6761)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-8405: An information disclosure vulnerability     in kernel components including the ION subsystem,     Binder, USB driver and networking subsystem could enable     a local malicious application to access data outside of     its permission levels. (bnc#1099942).

  - CVE-2017-13305: A information disclosure vulnerability     existed in the encrypted-keys handling. (bnc#1094353).

  - CVE-2018-1000204: A malformed SG_IO ioctl issued for a     SCSI device could lead to a local kernel information     leak manifesting in up to approximately 1000 memory     pages copied to the userspace. The problem has limited     scope as non-privileged users usually have no     permissions to access SCSI device files. (bnc#1096728).

  - CVE-2018-1068: A flaw was found in the implementation of     32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a     privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range     of kernel memory (bnc#1085107).

  - CVE-2018-1130: A NULL pointer dereference in     dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c allowed     a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of     certain crafted system calls (bnc#1092904).

  - CVE-2018-12233: In the ea_get function in fs/jfs/xattr.c     a memory corruption bug in JFS can be triggered by     calling setxattr twice with two different extended     attribute names on the same file. This vulnerability can     be triggered by an unprivileged user with the ability to     create files and execute programs. A kmalloc call is     incorrect, leading to slab-out-of-bounds in jfs_xattr     (bnc#1097234).

  - CVE-2018-13053: The alarm_timer_nsleep function in     kernel/time/alarmtimer.c had an integer overflow via a     large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not     used (bnc#1099924).

  - CVE-2018-13406: An integer overflow in the     uvesafb_setcmap function in     drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c kernel could result in     local attackers being able to crash the kernel or     potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is     not used (bnc#1098016 1100418).

  - CVE-2018-3620: Local attackers on baremetal systems     could use speculative code patterns on hyperthreaded     processors to read data present in the L1 Datacache used     by other hyperthreads on the same CPU core, potentially     leaking sensitive data. (bnc#1087081).

  - CVE-2018-3646: Local attackers in virtualized guest     systems could use speculative code patterns on     hyperthreaded processors to read data present in the L1     Datacache used by other hyperthreads on the same CPU     core, potentially leaking sensitive data, even from     other virtual machines or the host system.
    (bnc#1089343).

  - CVE-2018-5803: An error in the '_sctp_make_chunk()'     function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP     packets length could be exploited to cause a kernel     crash (bnc#1083900).

  - CVE-2018-5814: Multiple race condition errors when     handling probe, disconnect, and rebind operations could     be exploited to trigger a use-after-free condition or a     NULL pointer dereference by sending multiple USB over IP     packets (bnc#1096480).

  - CVE-2018-7492: A NULL pointer dereference was found in     the net/rds/rdma.c __rds_rdma_map() function allowing     local attackers to cause a system panic and a     denial-of-service, related to RDS_GET_MR and     RDS_GET_MR_FOR_DEST (bnc#1082962).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2018-3620: Local attackers on baremetal systems     could use speculative code patterns on hyperthreaded     processors to read data present in the L1 Datacache used     by other hyperthreads on the same CPU core, potentially     leaking sensitive data. (bnc#1087081).

  - CVE-2018-3646: Local attackers in virtualized guest     systems could use speculative code patterns on     hyperthreaded processors to read data present in the L1     Datacache used by other hyperthreads on the same CPU     core, potentially leaking sensitive data, even from     other virtual machines or the host system.
    (bnc#1089343).

  - CVE-2018-1000204: A malformed SG_IO ioctl issued for a     SCSI device could lead to a local kernel information     leak manifesting in up to approximately 1000 memory     pages copied to the userspace. The problem has limited     scope as non-privileged users usually have no     permissions to access SCSI device files. (bnc#1096728).

  - CVE-2018-13053: The alarm_timer_nsleep function in     kernel/time/alarmtimer.c had an integer overflow via a     large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not     used (bnc#1099924).

  - CVE-2018-13406: An integer overflow in the     uvesafb_setcmap function in     drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c could result in local     attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially     elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used     (bnc#1098016 bnc#1100418).

  - CVE-2016-8405: An information disclosure vulnerability     in kernel components including the ION subsystem,     Binder, USB driver and networking subsystem could enable     a local malicious application to access data outside of     its permission levels. (bnc#1099942).

  - CVE-2018-5814: Multiple race condition errors when     handling probe, disconnect, and rebind operations could     be exploited to trigger a use-after-free condition or a     NULL pointer dereference by sending multiple USB over IP     packets (bnc#1096480).

  - CVE-2018-12233: In the ea_get function in fs/jfs/xattr.c     a memory corruption bug in JFS can be triggered by     calling setxattr twice with two different extended     attribute names on the same file. This vulnerability can     be triggered by an unprivileged user with the ability to     create files and execute programs. (bnc#1097234).

  - CVE-2017-13305: A information disclosure vulnerability     in the Upstream kernel encrypted-keys. (bnc#1094353).

  - CVE-2018-1130: A NULL pointer dereference in     dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c allowed     a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of     certain crafted system calls (bnc#1092904).

  - CVE-2018-1068: A flaw was found in the implementation of     32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a     privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range     of kernel memory (bnc#1085107).

  - CVE-2018-5803: An error in the '_sctp_make_chunk()'     function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP     packets length could be exploited to cause a kernel     crash (bnc#1083900).

  - CVE-2018-7492: A NULL pointer dereference was found in     the net/rds/rdma.c __rds_rdma_map() function allowed     local attackers to cause a system panic and a     denial-of-service, related to RDS_GET_MR and     RDS_GET_MR_FOR_DEST (bnc#1082962).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3381-1 advisory.

  - An information disclosure vulnerability in kernel components including the ION subsystem, Binder, USB     driver and networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its     permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged     process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31651010. (CVE-2016-8405)

  - The Linux Kernel imposes a size restriction on the arguments and environmental strings passed through     RLIMIT_STACK/RLIM_INFINITY (1/4 of the size), but does not take the argument and environment pointers into     account, which allows attackers to bypass this limitation. This affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and     earlier. It appears that this feature was introduced in the Linux Kernel version 2.6.23.
    (CVE-2017-1000365)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files     before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to     access unmapped kernel memory. (CVE-2017-2618)

  - In the Linux kernel before version 4.12, Kerberos 5 tickets decoded when using the RXRPC keys incorrectly     assumes the size of a field. This could lead to the size-remaining variable wrapping and the data pointer     going over the end of the buffer. This could possibly lead to memory corruption and possible privilege     escalation. (CVE-2017-7482)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3361-1 advisory.

  - The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr     operations that underspecifies removing extended privilege attributes, which allows local users to cause a     denial of service (capability stripping) via a failed invocation of a system call, as demonstrated by     using chown to remove a capability from the ping or Wireshark dumpcap program. (CVE-2015-1350)

  - The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly     validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-     of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image. (CVE-2016-10208)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability in kernel components including the ION subsystem, Binder, USB     driver and networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its     permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged     process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31651010. (CVE-2016-8405)

  - Integer overflow in the mem_check_range function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mr.c in the Linux kernel     before 4.9.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption), obtain sensitive     information from kernel memory, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write or read request     involving the RDMA protocol over infiniband (aka Soft RoCE) technology. (CVE-2016-8636)

  - drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer     overflow checks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact, by     leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file for a VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS ioctl call, aka a state machine     confusion bug. (CVE-2016-9083)

  - drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which     allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or have unspecified other impact by     leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file. (CVE-2016-9084)

  - The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations,     which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by leveraging access to a container     environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity. (CVE-2016-9191)

  - It was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.11-rc8 that root can gain direct access to an internal     keyring, such as '.dns_resolver' in RHEL-7 or '.builtin_trusted_keys' upstream, by joining it as its     session keyring. This allows root to bypass module signature verification by adding a new public key of     its own devising to the keyring. (CVE-2016-9604)

  - The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9 mishandles IPv6 reassembly, which allows local     users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, out-of-bounds write, and GPF) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes socket, connect, and writev system calls,     related to net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c and net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv6_hooks.c.
    (CVE-2016-9755)

  - The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5     improperly emulates a MOV SS, NULL selector instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial     of service (guest OS crash) or gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application. (CVE-2017-2583)

  - arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application     that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt. (CVE-2017-2584)

  - The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 improperly     emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS     memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references. (CVE-2017-2596)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files     before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to     access unmapped kernel memory. (CVE-2017-2618)

  - The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.8 is too late in obtaining a     certain lock and consequently cannot ensure that disconnect function calls are safe, which allows local     users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging access to the protocol value of IPPROTO_ICMP in a     socket system call. (CVE-2017-2671)

  - The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows     local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a     random number. (CVE-2017-5546)

  - The klsi_105_get_line_state function in drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5     places uninitialized heap-memory contents into a log entry upon a failure to read the line status, which     allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log. (CVE-2017-5549)

  - Off-by-one error in the pipe_advance function in lib/iov_iter.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 allows     local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized heap-memory locations in opportunistic     circumstances by reading from a pipe after an incorrect buffer-release decision. (CVE-2017-5550)

  - The simple_set_acl function in fs/posix_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit     during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by     leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOTE: this     vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7097. (CVE-2017-5551)

  - Integer overflow in the vc4_get_bcl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c in the VideoCore DRM driver     in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted size value in a VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl call. (CVE-2017-5576)

  - The do_shmat function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.12 does not restrict the address     calculated by a certain rounding operation, which allows local users to map page zero, and consequently     bypass a protection mechanism that exists for the mmap system call, by making crafted shmget and shmat     system calls in a privileged context. (CVE-2017-5669)

  - The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have     unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds     access. (CVE-2017-5897)

  - The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system     calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options. (CVE-2017-5970)

  - Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to gain     privileges via a crafted application that makes concurrent perf_event_open system calls for moving a     software group into a hardware context. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for     CVE-2016-6786. (CVE-2017-6001)

  - The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the     URG flag. (CVE-2017-6214)

  - The LLC subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 does not ensure that a certain destructor exists in     required circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via crafted system calls. (CVE-2017-6345)

  - Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 allows local users to cause a     denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded     application that makes PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls. (CVE-2017-6346)

  - The ip_cmsg_recv_checksum function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.1 has     incorrect expectations about skb data layout, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, as demonstrated by     use of the MSG_MORE flag in conjunction with loopback UDP transmission. (CVE-2017-6347)

  - The hashbin_delete function in net/irda/irqueue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 improperly manages     lock dropping, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted operations on     IrDA devices. (CVE-2017-6348)

  - The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.4 allows local users to cause     a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large     command size in an SG_NEXT_CMD_LEN ioctl call, leading to out-of-bounds write access in the sg_write     function. (CVE-2017-7187)

  - The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel     through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a     denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a     /dev/dri/renderD* device. (CVE-2017-7261)

  - The cp_report_fixup function in drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c in the Linux kernel 3.2 and 4.x before 4.9.4     allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted HID report. (CVE-2017-7273)

  - The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service     (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.
    (CVE-2017-7472)

  - Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux     kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by     triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation. (CVE-2017-7616)

  - crypto/ahash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API     operation calling its own callback, and infinite recursion) by triggering EBUSY on a full queue.
    (CVE-2017-7618)

  - The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.10.11 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c,     fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c. (CVE-2017-7645)

  - The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.2 does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM     protection mechanism, which allows local users to read or write to kernel memory locations in the first     megabyte (and bypass slab-allocation access restrictions) via an application that opens the /dev/mem file,     related to arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c. (CVE-2017-7889)

  - The NFSv2 and NFSv3 server implementations in the Linux kernel through 4.10.13 lack certain checks for the     end of a buffer, which allows remote attackers to trigger pointer-arithmetic errors or possibly have     unspecified other impact via crafted requests, related to fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.
    (CVE-2017-7895)

  - The edge_bulk_in_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows     local users to obtain sensitive information (in the dmesg ringbuffer and syslog) from uninitialized kernel     memory by using a crafted USB device (posing as an io_ti USB serial device) to trigger an integer     underflow. (CVE-2017-8924)

  - The omninet_open function in drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local     users to cause a denial of service (tty exhaustion) by leveraging reference count mishandling.
    (CVE-2017-8925)

  - The do_check function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not make the     allow_ptr_leaks value available for restricting the output of the print_bpf_insn function, which allows     local users to obtain sensitive address information via crafted bpf system calls. (CVE-2017-9150)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts.

  - CVE-2016-6786 / CVE-2016-6787     It was discovered that the performance events subsystem     does not properly manage locks during certain     migrations, allowing a local attacker to escalate     privileges. This can be mitigated by disabling     unprivileged use of performance events:sysctl     kernel.perf_event_paranoid=3

  - CVE-2016-8405     Peter Pi of Trend Micro discovered that the frame buffer     video subsystem does not properly check bounds while     copying color maps to userspace, causing a heap buffer     out-of-bounds read, leading to information disclosure.

  - CVE-2016-9191     CAI Qian discovered that reference counting is not     properly handled within proc_sys_readdir in the sysctl     implementation, allowing a local denial of service     (system hang) or possibly privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2017-2583     Xiaohan Zhang reported that KVM for amd64 does not     correctly emulate loading of a null stack selector. This     can be used by a user in a guest VM for denial of     service (on an Intel CPU) or to escalate privileges     within the VM (on an AMD CPU).

  - CVE-2017-2584     Dmitry Vyukov reported that KVM for x86 does not     correctly emulate memory access by the SGDT and SIDT     instructions, which can result in a use-after-free and     information leak.

  - CVE-2017-2596     Dmitry Vyukov reported that KVM leaks page references     when emulating a VMON for a nested hypervisor. This can     be used by a privileged user in a guest VM for denial of     service or possibly to gain privileges in the host.

  - CVE-2017-2618     It was discovered that an off-by-one in the handling of     SELinux attributes in /proc/pid/attr could result in     local denial of service.

  - CVE-2017-5549     It was discovered that the KLSI KL5KUSB105 serial USB     device driver could log the contents of uninitialised     kernel memory, resulting in an information leak.

  - CVE-2017-5551     Jan Kara found that changing the POSIX ACL of a file on     tmpfs never cleared its set-group-ID flag, which should     be done if the user changing it is not a member of the     group-owner. In some cases, this would allow the     user-owner of an executable to gain the privileges of     the group-owner.

  - CVE-2017-5897     Andrey Konovalov discovered an out-of-bounds read flaw     in the ip6gre_err function in the IPv6 networking code.

  - CVE-2017-5970     Andrey Konovalov discovered a denial-of-service flaw in     the IPv4 networking code. This can be triggered by a     local or remote attacker if a local UDP or raw socket     has the IP_RETOPTS option enabled.

  - CVE-2017-6001     Di Shen discovered a race condition between concurrent     calls to the performance events subsystem, allowing a     local attacker to escalate privileges. This flaw exists     because of an incomplete fix of CVE-2016-6786. This can     be mitigated by disabling unprivileged use of     performance events: sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid=3

  - CVE-2017-6074     Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free     vulnerability in the DCCP networking code, which could     result in denial of service or local privilege     escalation. On systems that do not already have the dccp     module loaded, this can be mitigated by disabling     it:echo >> /etc/modprobe.d/disable-dccp.conf install     dccp false

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts.

CVE-2014-9888

Russell King found that on ARM systems, memory allocated for DMA buffers was mapped with executable permission. This made it easier to exploit other vulnerabilities in the kernel.

CVE-2014-9895

Dan Carpenter found that the MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_LINKS ioctl on media devices resulted in an information leak.

CVE-2016-6786 / CVE-2016-6787

It was discovered that the performance events subsystem does not properly manage locks during certain migrations, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges. This can be mitigated by disabling unprivileged use of performance events: sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid=3

CVE-2016-8405

Peter Pi of Trend Micro discovered that the frame buffer video subsystem does not properly check bounds while copying color maps to userspace, causing a heap buffer out-of-bounds read, leading to information disclosure.

CVE-2017-5549

It was discovered that the KLSI KL5KUSB105 serial USB device driver could log the contents of uninitialised kernel memory, resulting in an information leak.

CVE-2017-6001

Di Shen discovered a race condition between concurrent calls to the performance events subsystem, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges. This flaw exists because of an incomplete fix of CVE-2016-6786. This can be mitigated by disabling unprivileged use of performance events: sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid=3

CVE-2017-6074

Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP networking code, which could result in denial of service or local privilege escalation. On systems that do not already have the dccp module loaded, this can be mitigated by disabling it: echo >> /etc/modprobe.d/disable-dccp.conf install dccp false

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 3.2.84-2.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.39-1+deb8u1 or earlier.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199280	RHEL 7 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199273	RHEL 6 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199257	RHEL 5 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
111833	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:2366-1) (Foreshadow)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
111782	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:2332-1) (Foreshadow)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
102261	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3381-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
101929	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3361-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
97357	Debian DSA-3791-1 : linux - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
97332	Debian DLA-833-1 : linux security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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