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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : libnl vulnerability (USN-3311-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100663

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3311-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3311-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100663

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3311-1.nasl

Version: 3.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2017

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0553

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-idiag-3-200, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-xfrm-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-genl-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-genl-3-200-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-route-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-nf-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-3-200-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-cli-3-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-genl-3-200, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-idiag-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-route-3-200, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-nf-3-200, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-3-200, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-cli-3-200, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-xfrm-3-200

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0553

USN: 3311-1