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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities (USN-6973-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206170

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6973-2 advisory.

 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;

 - MMC subsystem;

 - Network drivers;

 - SCSI drivers;

 - GFS2 file system;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - HD-audio driver; (CVE-2024-26830, CVE-2024-39484, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-26921, CVE-2021-46926, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2023-52760)

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-6973-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206170

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6973-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/23/2024

Updated: 8/23/2024

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-2024-26929

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-5.4.0-1136-azure

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-46926, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2023-52760, CVE-2024-24860, CVE-2024-26830, CVE-2024-26921, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-39484

USN: 6973-2