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Ubuntu 20.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4659-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 143429

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4659-1 advisory.

 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4659-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143429

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4659-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/2/2020

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-2020-0423

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14351

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1012-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1014-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspi-nolpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-31-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1011-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04-edge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-oem-20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-raspi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04-edge, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-raspi-nolpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1011-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-1013-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04-edge

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: 12/2/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0423, CVE-2020-10135, CVE-2020-14351, CVE-2020-25705, CVE-2020-27152, CVE-2020-28915, CVE-2020-4788

USN: 4659-1