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Severity: High
ID: 152536
File Name: ubuntu_USN-5039-1.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 8/12/2021
Updated: 1/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22555
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1096-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1131-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-213-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-213-lowlatency
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: 8/12/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Netfilter x_tables Heap OOB Write Privilege Escalation)
CVE: CVE-2021-22555
USN: 5039-1