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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) regression (USN-3718-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 111267

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3718-2 advisory.

 USN-3695-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux Hardware Enablement Kernel (HWE) kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Unfortunately, the fix for CVE-2018-1108 introduced a regression where insufficient early entropy prevented services from starting, leading in some situations to a failure to boot, This update addresses the issue.

 We apologize for the inconvenience.



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 kernel package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3718-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 111267

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3718-2.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/24/2018

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-29-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1018-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1014-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-29-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-29-lowlatency

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2018

Reference Information

USN: 3718-2