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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6688-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191796

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6688-1 advisory.

 Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host domain crash). (CVE-2023-46838)

 It was discovered that the Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-50431)

 Murray McAllister discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle memory objects when storing surfaces, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5633)

 It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain SMB messages, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6610)

 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)

 Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, 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-2024-1085)

 Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, 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-2024-1086)

 Chenyuan Yang discovered that the RDS Protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of- bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23849)

 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)

 Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

 - Architecture specifics;

 - Block layer;

 - ACPI drivers;

 - Android drivers;

 - EDAC drivers;

 - GPU drivers;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Media drivers;

 - Multifunction device drivers;

 - MTD block device drivers;

 - Network drivers;

 - NVME drivers;

 - PHY drivers;

 - PWM drivers;

 - SCSI drivers;

 - SPMI drivers;

 - TTY drivers;

 - Userspace I/O drivers;

 - Ceph distributed file system;

 - EFI Variable file system;

 - Ext4 file system;

 - F2FS file system;

 - GFS2 file system;

 - JFS file system;

 - SMB network file system;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - Logical Link Layer;

 - Netfilter;

 - Unix domain sockets;

 - AppArmor security module; (CVE-2024-26599, CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2024-26627, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26628, CVE-2023-52607, CVE-2023-52456, CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2023-52443, CVE-2023-52599, CVE-2023-52603, CVE-2024-26588, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2024-26624, CVE-2023-52584, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2023-52606, CVE-2023-52463, CVE-2023-52464, CVE-2023-52597, CVE-2023-52595, CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52457, CVE-2023-52438, CVE-2023-52469, CVE-2023-52462, CVE-2024-26589, CVE-2024-26592, CVE-2024-26594, CVE-2023-52601, CVE-2023-52593, CVE-2023-52436, CVE-2023-52447, CVE-2023-52587, CVE-2023-52445, CVE-2023-52454, CVE-2023-52451, CVE-2023-52605, CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2023-52448, CVE-2023-52598, CVE-2024-26591, CVE-2023-52449, CVE-2023-52444, CVE-2023-52583, CVE-2023-52589, CVE-2024-26598, CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2023-52588, CVE-2023-52467, CVE-2024-26600)

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-6688-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191796

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6688-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/11/2024

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: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-26599

CVSS v3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.1.0-1035-oem

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: 3/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46838, CVE-2023-50431, CVE-2023-52436, CVE-2023-52438, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52443, CVE-2023-52444, CVE-2023-52445, CVE-2023-52447, CVE-2023-52448, CVE-2023-52449, CVE-2023-52451, CVE-2023-52454, CVE-2023-52456, CVE-2023-52457, CVE-2023-52458, CVE-2023-52462, CVE-2023-52463, CVE-2023-52464, CVE-2023-52467, CVE-2023-52469, CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2023-52583, CVE-2023-52584, CVE-2023-52587, CVE-2023-52588, CVE-2023-52589, CVE-2023-52593, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2023-52595, CVE-2023-52597, CVE-2023-52598, CVE-2023-52599, CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2023-52601, CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2023-52603, CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2023-52605, CVE-2023-52606, CVE-2023-52607, CVE-2023-5633, CVE-2023-6610, CVE-2024-0340, CVE-2024-1085, CVE-2024-1086, CVE-2024-23849, CVE-2024-24860, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2024-26588, CVE-2024-26589, CVE-2024-26591, CVE-2024-26592, CVE-2024-26594, CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2024-26598, CVE-2024-26599, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26624, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2024-26627, CVE-2024-26628

USN: 6688-1