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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5094-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153797

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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-5094-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker who could start and control a VM could possibly use this to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2021-22543)

 It was discovered that the tracing subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly keep track of per-cpu ring buffer state. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3679)

 Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3732)

 Alexey Kardashevskiy discovered that the KVM implementation for PowerPC systems in the Linux kernel did not properly validate RTAS arguments in some situations. An attacker in a guest vm could use this to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37576)

 It was discovered that the MAX-3421 host USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-38204)

 It was discovered that the Xilinx 10/100 Ethernet Lite device driver in the Linux kernel could report pointer addresses in some situations. An attacker could use this information to ease the exploitation of another vulnerability. (CVE-2021-38205)

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-5094-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153797

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5094-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2021

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: 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-2021-37576

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-4.15.0-159-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1113-snapdragon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-159-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1081-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1028-dell300x, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-159-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1124-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1112-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1100-kvm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1109-gcp

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: 9/29/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22543, CVE-2021-3679, CVE-2021-3732, CVE-2021-37576, CVE-2021-38204, CVE-2021-38205

USN: 5094-1