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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4689-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 144869

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4689-2 advisory.

 USN-4689-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules.



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-4689-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144869

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4689-2.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/12/2021

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

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-2021-1052

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-60-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1035-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.6.0-1042-oem, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1063-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1104-azure, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-130-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-60-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-130-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.8.0-36-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-60-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1036-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1034-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1092-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-130-generic

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1052, CVE-2021-1053, CVE-2021-1056

USN: 4689-2