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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability (USN-4007-2)

low Nessus Plugin ID 125725

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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-4007-2 advisory.

 USN-4007-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

 Federico Manuel Bento discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly apply Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) in some situations for setuid a.out binaries. A local attacker could use this to improve the chances of exploiting an existing vulnerability in a setuid a.out binary.

 As a hardening measure, this update disables a.out support.

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-4007-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 125725

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4007-2.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/5/2019

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: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11191

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.5

Temporal Score: 2.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1014-oracle, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-51-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-51-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1040-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-51-lowlatency

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: 6/4/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11191

USN: 4007-2