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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3385-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102421

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3385-2 advisory.

 USN-3385-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

 Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in the UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2017-1000112)

 Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in AF_PACKET socket option handling code in the Linux kernel.
 A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-1000111)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3385-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102421

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3385-2.nasl

Version: 3.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/11/2017

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: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000111

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-smp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-e500mc

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2017

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Linux Kernel UDP Fragmentation Offset (UFO) Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112

USN: 3385-2