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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4391-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 137301

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4391-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle setxattr operations in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19319)

 It was discovered that memory contents previously stored in microarchitectural special registers after RDRAND, RDSEED, and SGX EGETKEY read operations on Intel client and Xeon E3 processors may be briefly exposed to processes on the same or different processor cores. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-0543)

 Piotr Krysiuk discovered that race conditions existed in the file system implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-12114)

 It was discovered that the USB susbsystem's scatter-gather implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly take data references in some situations, leading to a use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2020-12464)

 It was discovered that the DesignWare SPI controller driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2020-12769)

 It was discovered that the exit signaling implementation in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (arbitrary application crash).
 (CVE-2020-12826)

 Xiumei Mu discovered that the IPSec implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly encrypt IPv6 traffic in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-1749)

 Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the SELinux netlink security hook in the Linux kernel did not validate messages in some situations. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass SELinux netlink restrictions.
 (CVE-2020-10751)

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-4391-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137301

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4391-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2020

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless 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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1749

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc-smp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1134-raspi2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1138-snapdragon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1075-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc64-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1109-aws

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: 6/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19319, CVE-2020-0543, CVE-2020-10751, CVE-2020-12114, CVE-2020-12464, CVE-2020-12769, CVE-2020-12826, CVE-2020-1749

USN: 4391-1