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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5044-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152640

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5044-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle HCI device initialization failure, leading to a double-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3564)

 It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle HCI device detach events, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3573)

 It was discovered that the NFC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle failed connect events leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3587)

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-5044-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152640

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5044-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/18/2021

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3573

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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-4.15.0-1111-snapdragon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-154-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-154-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1110-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1098-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1107-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-154-generic-lpae, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1122-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1094-raspi2

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: 8/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3564, CVE-2021-3573

USN: 5044-1