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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6686-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191737

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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-6686-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 for Qualcomm SoCs driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions during device registration. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-22995)

 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Cypress touchscreen driver in the Linux kernel during device removal, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4134)

 discovered that the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain memory allocation failure conditions, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2023-46343)

 It was discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-46862)

 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51779)

 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Rose X.25 protocol implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51782)

 Alon Zahavi discovered that the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly handle connect command payloads in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-6121)

 It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
 (CVE-2024-0340)

 Dan Carpenter discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not store data in properly sized memory locations. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2024-0607)

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-6686-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191737

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6686-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/8/2024

Updated: 8/27/2024

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22995

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-64k, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1038-gkeop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure-fde, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gke, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1048-ibm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22995, CVE-2023-4134, CVE-2023-46343, CVE-2023-46862, CVE-2023-51779, CVE-2023-51782, CVE-2023-6121, CVE-2024-0340, CVE-2024-0607

USN: 6686-1