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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities (USN-6972-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206122

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6972-2 advisory.

 Yuxuan Hu discovered that the Bluetooth RFCOMM protocol driver in the Linux Kernel contained a race condition, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-22099)

 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:

 - SuperH RISC architecture;

 - User-Mode Linux (UML);

 - GPU drivers;

 - MMC subsystem;

 - Network drivers;

 - PHY drivers;

 - Pin controllers subsystem;

 - Xen hypervisor drivers;

 - GFS2 file system;

 - Core kernel;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - HD-audio driver;

 - ALSA SH drivers; (CVE-2024-26903, CVE-2024-35835, CVE-2023-52644, CVE-2024-39292, CVE-2024-36940, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2024-35955, CVE-2023-52760, CVE-2023-52806, CVE-2024-39484, CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2024-26654, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-26687, CVE-2023-52470)

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-6972-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206122

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6972-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/22/2024

Updated: 8/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2023-52760

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1172-aws, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2023-52644, CVE-2023-52760, CVE-2023-52806, CVE-2024-22099, CVE-2024-24860, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2024-26654, CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2024-26687, CVE-2024-26903, CVE-2024-35835, CVE-2024-35955, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-36940, CVE-2024-39292, CVE-2024-39484

USN: 6972-2