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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6172-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183722

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6172-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the TUN/TAP driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize socket data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1076)

 It was discovered that the Real-Time Scheduling Class implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type confusion vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1077)

 It was discovered that the ASUS HID driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-1079)

 It was discovered that the Xircom PCMCIA network 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-2023-1670)

 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Xen transport layer implementation for the 9P file system protocol in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
 (CVE-2023-1859)

 Jose Oliveira and Rodrigo Branco discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations with prctl syscall were insufficient in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
 (CVE-2023-1998)

 It was discovered that the BigBen Interactive Kids' gamepad driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-25012)

 It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the HFS+ file system implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2023-2985)

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-6172-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183722

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6172-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/23/2023

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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-2023-1079

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-2023-1670

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-152-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-152-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-75-lowlatency-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1037-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1032-raspi-nolpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1038-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-152-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1036-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-75-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1040-azure-fde, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1022-gkeop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-75-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1040-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-75-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1032-ibm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-75-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1032-raspi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1035-kvm

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: 6/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1076, CVE-2023-1077, CVE-2023-1079, CVE-2023-1670, CVE-2023-1859, CVE-2023-1998, CVE-2023-25012, CVE-2023-2985

USN: 6172-1