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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4209-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 131563

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4209-1 advisory.

 Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operations when used in conjunction with AUFS. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2019-15794)

 It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the 802.11 Wi-Fi configuration interface for the Linux kernel when handling beacon settings. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-16746)

 It was discovered that there was a memory leak in the Advanced Buffer Management functionality of the Netronome NFP4000/NFP6000 NIC Driver in the Linux kernel during certain error scenarios. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19076)

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-4209-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 131563

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4209-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2019

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16746

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-37-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-37-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1026-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1030-oem-osp1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1022-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-37-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1008-oracle

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: 12/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15794, CVE-2019-16746, CVE-2019-19076

USN: 4209-1