Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6900-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 202579

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-6900-1 advisory.

It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6270)

It was discovered that the HugeTLB file system component of the Linux Kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-0841)

It was discovered that the Open vSwitch implementation in the Linux kernel could overflow its stack during recursive action operations under certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-1151)

Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23307)

Bai Jiaju discovered that the Xceive XC4000 silicon tuner device driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24861)

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:

- ARM64 architecture;

- PowerPC architecture;

- x86 architecture;

- Cryptographic API;

- Android drivers;

- Block layer subsystem;

- Bluetooth drivers;

- DMA engine subsystem;

- GPU drivers;

- HID subsystem;

- Hardware monitoring drivers;

- I2C subsystem;

- IIO ADC drivers;

- IIO subsystem;

- IIO Magnetometer sensors drivers;

- InfiniBand drivers;

- On-Chip Interconnect management framework;

- Multiple devices driver;

- Media drivers;

- Network drivers;

- PHY drivers;

- MediaTek PM domains;

- SCSI drivers;

- TTY drivers;

- USB subsystem;

- DesignWare USB3 driver;

- Framebuffer layer;

- AFS file system;

- BTRFS file system;

- Ceph distributed file system;

- Ext4 file system;

- File systems infrastructure;

- NILFS2 file system;

- NTFS3 file system;

- SMB network file system;

- Core kernel;

- Memory management;

- Bluetooth subsystem;

- CAN network layer;

- Devlink API;

- Handshake API;

- HSR network protocol;

- IPv4 networking;

- IPv6 networking;

- MAC80211 subsystem;

- Multipath TCP;

- Netfilter;

- NFC subsystem;

- RxRPC session sockets;

- TIPC protocol;

- Unix domain sockets;

- Realtek audio codecs; (CVE-2024-26666, CVE-2024-26691, CVE-2024-26681, CVE-2024-26715, CVE-2024-26674, CVE-2024-26790, CVE-2024-26677, CVE-2024-26675, CVE-2024-26696, CVE-2024-26925, CVE-2024-26782, CVE-2024-26798, CVE-2024-26702, CVE-2024-35833, CVE-2024-26825, CVE-2024-26680, CVE-2024-26723, CVE-2024-26703, CVE-2024-26822, CVE-2024-26718, CVE-2024-26695, CVE-2024-26693, CVE-2024-26733, CVE-2024-26659, CVE-2023-52643, CVE-2024-26667, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-26726, CVE-2024-26676, CVE-2024-26924, CVE-2024-26889, CVE-2024-26685, CVE-2024-26720, CVE-2024-26820, CVE-2024-26919, CVE-2024-26642, CVE-2024-26890, CVE-2023-52637, CVE-2024-26602, CVE-2024-26603, CVE-2023-52880, CVE-2024-26606, CVE-2024-26708, CVE-2024-26697, CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26916, CVE-2024-26661, CVE-2024-26707, CVE-2024-26910, CVE-2024-27416, CVE-2024-26716, CVE-2023-52645, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2023-52642, CVE-2023-52631, CVE-2024-26926, CVE-2024-26593, CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26917, CVE-2024-26698, CVE-2024-26838, CVE-2024-26694, CVE-2024-26664, CVE-2024-26898, CVE-2024-26719, CVE-2024-26802, CVE-2024-26826, CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2024-26824, CVE-2024-26831, CVE-2024-26792, CVE-2024-26700, CVE-2024-26818, CVE-2024-26920, CVE-2024-26829, CVE-2024-26710, CVE-2023-52638, CVE-2024-26714, CVE-2024-26809, CVE-2024-26789, CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26722, CVE-2024-26660, CVE-2024-26734, CVE-2024-26736, CVE-2024-26828, CVE-2024-26717, CVE-2024-26830, CVE-2024-26711, CVE-2024-26665, CVE-2024-26662, CVE-2024-26748, CVE-2024-26688, CVE-2024-26712, CVE-2024-26922, CVE-2024-26684, CVE-2024-26663, CVE-2024-26803)

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-6900-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 202579

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6900-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2024

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-2024-26898

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-6.5.0-44-generic-64k, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52631, CVE-2023-52637, CVE-2023-52638, CVE-2023-52642, CVE-2023-52643, CVE-2023-52645, CVE-2023-52880, CVE-2023-6270, CVE-2024-0841, CVE-2024-1151, CVE-2024-23307, CVE-2024-24861, CVE-2024-26593, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2024-26601, CVE-2024-26602, CVE-2024-26603, CVE-2024-26606, CVE-2024-26642, CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26659, CVE-2024-26660, CVE-2024-26661, CVE-2024-26662, CVE-2024-26663, CVE-2024-26664, CVE-2024-26665, CVE-2024-26666, CVE-2024-26667, CVE-2024-26674, CVE-2024-26675, CVE-2024-26676, CVE-2024-26677, CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2024-26680, CVE-2024-26681, CVE-2024-26684, CVE-2024-26685, CVE-2024-26688, CVE-2024-26689, CVE-2024-26691, CVE-2024-26693, CVE-2024-26694, CVE-2024-26695, CVE-2024-26696, CVE-2024-26697, CVE-2024-26698, CVE-2024-26700, CVE-2024-26702, CVE-2024-26703, CVE-2024-26707, CVE-2024-26708, CVE-2024-26710, CVE-2024-26711, CVE-2024-26712, CVE-2024-26714, CVE-2024-26715, CVE-2024-26716, CVE-2024-26717, CVE-2024-26718, CVE-2024-26719, CVE-2024-26720, CVE-2024-26722, CVE-2024-26723, CVE-2024-26726, CVE-2024-26733, CVE-2024-26734, CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26736, CVE-2024-26748, CVE-2024-26782, CVE-2024-26789, CVE-2024-26790, CVE-2024-26792, CVE-2024-26798, CVE-2024-26802, CVE-2024-26803, CVE-2024-26809, CVE-2024-26818, CVE-2024-26820, CVE-2024-26822, CVE-2024-26824, CVE-2024-26825, CVE-2024-26826, CVE-2024-26828, CVE-2024-26829, CVE-2024-26830, CVE-2024-26831, CVE-2024-26838, CVE-2024-26889, CVE-2024-26890, CVE-2024-26898, CVE-2024-26910, CVE-2024-26916, CVE-2024-26917, CVE-2024-26919, CVE-2024-26920, CVE-2024-26922, CVE-2024-26923, CVE-2024-26924, CVE-2024-26925, CVE-2024-26926, CVE-2024-27416, CVE-2024-35833

USN: 6900-1