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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6949-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205226

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6949-1 advisory.

 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:

 - ARM32 architecture;

 - ARM64 architecture;

 - M68K architecture;

 - OpenRISC architecture;

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - RISC-V architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - Block layer subsystem;

 - Accessibility subsystem;

 - Bluetooth drivers;

 - Clock framework and drivers;

 - CPU frequency scaling framework;

 - Hardware crypto device drivers;

 - DMA engine subsystem;

 - DPLL subsystem;

 - FireWire subsystem;

 - EFI core;

 - Qualcomm firmware drivers;

 - GPIO subsystem;

 - GPU drivers;

 - Microsoft Hyper-V drivers;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - IOMMU subsystem;

 - IRQ chip drivers;

 - Macintosh device drivers;

 - Multiple devices driver;

 - Media drivers;

 - EEPROM drivers;

 - MMC subsystem;

 - Network drivers;

 - STMicroelectronics network drivers;

 - Device tree and open firmware driver;

 - HiSilicon SoC PMU drivers;

 - PHY drivers;

 - Pin controllers subsystem;

 - Remote Processor subsystem;

 - S/390 drivers;

 - SCSI drivers;

 - SPI subsystem;

 - Media staging drivers;

 - Thermal drivers;

 - Userspace I/O drivers;

 - USB subsystem;

 - DesignWare USB3 driver;

 - ACRN Hypervisor Service Module driver;

 - Virtio drivers;

 - 9P distributed file system;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - eCrypt file system;

 - EROFS file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - GFS2 file system;

 - JFFS2 file system;

 - Network file systems library;

 - Network file system client;

 - Network file system server daemon;

 - NILFS2 file system;

 - Proc file system;

 - SMB network file system;

 - Tracing file system;

 - Mellanox drivers;

 - Memory management;

 - Socket messages infrastructure;

 - Slab allocator;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - User-space API (UAPI);

 - Core kernel;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - DMA mapping infrastructure;

 - RCU subsystem;

 - Dynamic debug library;

 - KUnit library;

 - Maple Tree data structure library;

 - Heterogeneous memory management;

 - Amateur Radio drivers;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Networking core;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - Multipath TCP;

 - Netfilter;

 - NET/ROM layer;

 - NFC subsystem;

 - NSH protocol;

 - Open vSwitch;

 - Phonet protocol;

 - SMC sockets;

 - TIPC protocol;

 - Unix domain sockets;

 - Wireless networking;

 - Key management;

 - ALSA framework;

 - HD-audio driver;

 - Kirkwood ASoC drivers;

 - MediaTek ASoC drivers; (CVE-2024-36006, CVE-2024-36922, CVE-2024-38567, CVE-2024-38584, CVE-2024-36923, CVE-2024-36892, CVE-2024-35855, CVE-2024-35853, CVE-2024-38562, CVE-2024-36920, CVE-2024-38543, CVE-2024-38576, CVE-2024-38572, CVE-2024-36898, CVE-2024-38560, CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2024-36956, CVE-2024-36881, CVE-2024-36977, CVE-2024-36955, CVE-2024-36906, CVE-2024-36013, CVE-2024-36884, CVE-2024-38563, CVE-2024-36966, CVE-2024-38547, CVE-2024-38594, CVE-2024-36926, CVE-2024-38587, CVE-2024-38566, CVE-2024-27400, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36017, CVE-2024-38544, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-35851, CVE-2024-38577, CVE-2024-38590, CVE-2024-38568, CVE-2024-38559, CVE-2024-38611, CVE-2024-36887, CVE-2024-36886, CVE-2024-35996, CVE-2024-38612, CVE-2024-36925, CVE-2024-38586, CVE-2024-38596, CVE-2024-36932, CVE-2024-39482, CVE-2024-38585, CVE-2024-36033, CVE-2024-38614, CVE-2024-35852, CVE-2024-36908, CVE-2024-36939, CVE-2024-36963, CVE-2024-27401, CVE-2024-36029, CVE-2024-38540, CVE-2024-38565, CVE-2024-36927, CVE-2024-36910, CVE-2024-42134, CVE-2024-36888, CVE-2024-35859, CVE-2024-36911, CVE-2024-35947, CVE-2024-36940, CVE-2024-36921, CVE-2024-36913, CVE-2024-36943, CVE-2024-35986, CVE-2024-38616, CVE-2024-36900, CVE-2024-36954, CVE-2024-36915, CVE-2024-38602, CVE-2024-41011, CVE-2024-35991, CVE-2024-36909, CVE-2024-38603, CVE-2023-52882, CVE-2024-36953, CVE-2024-38599, CVE-2024-38574, CVE-2024-36967, CVE-2024-36895, CVE-2024-36003, CVE-2024-36961, CVE-2024-38545, CVE-2024-38538, CVE-2024-36001, CVE-2024-36912, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-38550, CVE-2024-38570, CVE-2024-36969, CVE-2024-38595, CVE-2024-35849, CVE-2024-36936, CVE-2024-35949, CVE-2024-36009, CVE-2024-35987, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-38564, CVE-2024-36032, CVE-2024-38615, CVE-2024-36960, CVE-2024-36934, CVE-2024-36951, CVE-2024-35999, CVE-2024-38551, CVE-2024-36903, CVE-2024-36931, CVE-2024-38593, CVE-2024-36938, CVE-2024-38607, CVE-2024-36928, CVE-2024-38552, CVE-2024-36002, CVE-2024-38605, CVE-2024-38582, CVE-2024-36933, CVE-2024-38620, CVE-2024-27395, CVE-2024-27396, CVE-2024-36012, CVE-2024-38591, CVE-2024-38597, CVE-2024-36889, CVE-2024-36964, CVE-2024-38606, CVE-2024-38553, CVE-2024-36945, CVE-2024-35848, CVE-2024-36962, CVE-2024-36947, CVE-2024-27399, CVE-2024-38546, CVE-2024-38583, CVE-2024-38573, CVE-2024-35850, CVE-2024-38549, CVE-2024-38588, CVE-2024-38610, CVE-2024-36917, CVE-2024-36957, CVE-2024-35846, CVE-2024-38579, CVE-2024-36965, CVE-2024-35857, CVE-2024-38548, CVE-2024-36975, CVE-2024-36919, CVE-2024-38542, CVE-2024-36948, CVE-2024-36011, CVE-2024-38556, CVE-2024-36897, CVE-2024-38557, CVE-2024-36890, CVE-2024-36882, CVE-2024-38613, CVE-2024-36914, CVE-2024-35998, CVE-2024-36958, CVE-2024-38580, CVE-2024-36896, CVE-2024-36891, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-38589, CVE-2024-38592, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36894, CVE-2024-36028, CVE-2024-36014, CVE-2024-36880, CVE-2024-36944, CVE-2024-38598, CVE-2024-36929, CVE-2024-36883, CVE-2024-35858, CVE-2024-38555, CVE-2024-36005, CVE-2024-38539, CVE-2024-35994, CVE-2024-36030, CVE-2024-27394, CVE-2024-36930, CVE-2024-36937, CVE-2024-38561, CVE-2024-38578, CVE-2024-36959, CVE-2024-36935, CVE-2024-36916, CVE-2024-36902, CVE-2024-38604, CVE-2024-38554, CVE-2024-38575, CVE-2024-36918, CVE-2024-36979, CVE-2024-35854, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38558, CVE-2024-36000, CVE-2024-27398, CVE-2024-35983, CVE-2024-36949, CVE-2024-38600, CVE-2024-36950, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36031, CVE-2024-35847, CVE-2024-36905, CVE-2024-38571, CVE-2024-36007, CVE-2024-35856, CVE-2024-38601, CVE-2024-38569, CVE-2024-38617, CVE-2024-35988, CVE-2024-35989, CVE-2024-35993, CVE-2024-36893, CVE-2024-36901)

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-6949-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205226

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6949-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/8/2024

Updated: 9/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2024-41011

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-6.8.0-1012-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52882, CVE-2024-27394, CVE-2024-27395, CVE-2024-27396, CVE-2024-27398, CVE-2024-27399, CVE-2024-27400, CVE-2024-27401, CVE-2024-35846, CVE-2024-35847, CVE-2024-35848, CVE-2024-35849, CVE-2024-35850, CVE-2024-35851, CVE-2024-35852, CVE-2024-35853, CVE-2024-35854, CVE-2024-35855, CVE-2024-35856, CVE-2024-35857, CVE-2024-35858, CVE-2024-35859, CVE-2024-35947, CVE-2024-35949, CVE-2024-35983, CVE-2024-35986, CVE-2024-35987, CVE-2024-35988, CVE-2024-35989, CVE-2024-35991, CVE-2024-35993, CVE-2024-35994, CVE-2024-35996, CVE-2024-35998, CVE-2024-35999, CVE-2024-36000, CVE-2024-36001, CVE-2024-36002, CVE-2024-36003, CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2024-36005, CVE-2024-36006, CVE-2024-36007, CVE-2024-36009, CVE-2024-36011, CVE-2024-36012, CVE-2024-36013, CVE-2024-36014, CVE-2024-36017, CVE-2024-36028, CVE-2024-36029, CVE-2024-36030, CVE-2024-36031, CVE-2024-36032, CVE-2024-36033, CVE-2024-36880, CVE-2024-36881, CVE-2024-36882, CVE-2024-36883, CVE-2024-36884, CVE-2024-36886, CVE-2024-36887, CVE-2024-36888, CVE-2024-36889, CVE-2024-36890, CVE-2024-36891, CVE-2024-36892, CVE-2024-36893, CVE-2024-36894, CVE-2024-36895, CVE-2024-36896, CVE-2024-36897, CVE-2024-36898, CVE-2024-36899, CVE-2024-36900, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-36902, CVE-2024-36903, CVE-2024-36904, CVE-2024-36905, CVE-2024-36906, CVE-2024-36908, CVE-2024-36909, CVE-2024-36910, CVE-2024-36911, CVE-2024-36912, CVE-2024-36913, CVE-2024-36914, CVE-2024-36915, CVE-2024-36916, CVE-2024-36917, CVE-2024-36918, CVE-2024-36919, CVE-2024-36920, CVE-2024-36921, CVE-2024-36922, CVE-2024-36923, CVE-2024-36924, CVE-2024-36925, CVE-2024-36926, CVE-2024-36927, CVE-2024-36928, CVE-2024-36929, CVE-2024-36930, CVE-2024-36931, CVE-2024-36932, CVE-2024-36933, CVE-2024-36934, CVE-2024-36935, CVE-2024-36936, CVE-2024-36937, CVE-2024-36938, CVE-2024-36939, CVE-2024-36940, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36943, CVE-2024-36944, CVE-2024-36945, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36947, CVE-2024-36948, CVE-2024-36949, CVE-2024-36950, CVE-2024-36951, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-36953, CVE-2024-36954, CVE-2024-36955, CVE-2024-36956, CVE-2024-36957, CVE-2024-36958, CVE-2024-36959, CVE-2024-36960, CVE-2024-36961, CVE-2024-36962, CVE-2024-36963, CVE-2024-36964, CVE-2024-36965, CVE-2024-36966, CVE-2024-36967, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-36969, CVE-2024-36975, CVE-2024-36977, CVE-2024-36979, CVE-2024-38538, CVE-2024-38539, CVE-2024-38540, CVE-2024-38541, CVE-2024-38542, CVE-2024-38543, CVE-2024-38544, CVE-2024-38545, CVE-2024-38546, CVE-2024-38547, CVE-2024-38548, CVE-2024-38549, CVE-2024-38550, CVE-2024-38551, CVE-2024-38552, CVE-2024-38553, CVE-2024-38554, CVE-2024-38555, CVE-2024-38556, CVE-2024-38557, CVE-2024-38558, CVE-2024-38559, CVE-2024-38560, CVE-2024-38561, CVE-2024-38562, CVE-2024-38563, CVE-2024-38564, CVE-2024-38565, CVE-2024-38566, CVE-2024-38567, CVE-2024-38568, CVE-2024-38569, CVE-2024-38570, CVE-2024-38571, CVE-2024-38572, CVE-2024-38573, CVE-2024-38574, CVE-2024-38575, CVE-2024-38576, CVE-2024-38577, CVE-2024-38578, CVE-2024-38579, CVE-2024-38580, CVE-2024-38582, CVE-2024-38583, CVE-2024-38584, CVE-2024-38585, CVE-2024-38586, CVE-2024-38587, CVE-2024-38588, CVE-2024-38589, CVE-2024-38590, CVE-2024-38591, CVE-2024-38592, CVE-2024-38593, CVE-2024-38594, CVE-2024-38595, CVE-2024-38596, CVE-2024-38597, CVE-2024-38598, CVE-2024-38599, CVE-2024-38600, CVE-2024-38601, CVE-2024-38602, CVE-2024-38603, CVE-2024-38604, CVE-2024-38605, CVE-2024-38606, CVE-2024-38607, CVE-2024-38610, CVE-2024-38611, CVE-2024-38612, CVE-2024-38613, CVE-2024-38614, CVE-2024-38615, CVE-2024-38616, CVE-2024-38617, CVE-2024-38620, CVE-2024-39482, CVE-2024-41011, CVE-2024-42134

USN: 6949-1