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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6999-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206987

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6999-1 advisory.

 Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel contained 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-2024-23848)

 It was discovered that the JFS file system contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when printing xattr debug information. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2024-40902)

 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;

 - MIPS architecture;

 - PA-RISC architecture;

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - RISC-V architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - Block layer subsystem;

 - ACPI drivers;

 - Drivers core;

 - Null block device driver;

 - Character device driver;

 - TPM device driver;

 - Clock framework and drivers;

 - CPU frequency scaling framework;

 - Hardware crypto device drivers;

 - CXL (Compute Express Link) drivers;

 - Buffer Sharing and Synchronization framework;

 - DMA engine subsystem;

 - EFI core;

 - FPGA Framework;

 - GPU drivers;

 - Greybus drivers;

 - HID subsystem;

 - HW tracing;

 - I2C subsystem;

 - IIO subsystem;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Input Device (Mouse) drivers;

 - Mailbox framework;

 - Media drivers;

 - Microchip PCI driver;

 - VMware VMCI Driver;

 - Network drivers;

 - PCI subsystem;

 - x86 platform drivers;

 - PTP clock framework;

 - S/390 drivers;

 - SCSI drivers;

 - SoundWire subsystem;

 - Sonic Silicon Backplane drivers;

 - Greybus lights staging drivers;

 - Thermal drivers;

 - TTY drivers;

 - USB subsystem;

 - VFIO drivers;

 - Framebuffer layer;

 - Watchdog drivers;

 - 9P distributed file system;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - Ext4 file system;

 - F2FS file system;

 - JFS file system;

 - Network file system server daemon;

 - NILFS2 file system;

 - NTFS3 file system;

 - SMB network file system;

 - Tracing file system;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - io_uring subsystem;

 - Core kernel;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - Kernel debugger infrastructure;

 - DMA mapping infrastructure;

 - IRQ subsystem;

 - Memory management;

 - 9P file system network protocol;

 - Amateur Radio drivers;

 - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Networking core;

 - Ethtool driver;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - Multipath TCP;

 - Netfilter;

 - NET/ROM layer;

 - NFC subsystem;

 - Network traffic control;

 - Sun RPC protocol;

 - TIPC protocol;

 - TLS protocol;

 - Unix domain sockets;

 - Wireless networking;

 - XFRM subsystem;

 - AppArmor security module;

 - Integrity Measurement Architecture(IMA) framework;

 - Landlock security;

 - Linux Security Modules (LSM) Framework;

 - SELinux security module;

 - Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel framework;

 - ALSA framework;

 - HD-audio driver;

 - SOF drivers;

 - KVM core; (CVE-2024-40911, CVE-2024-37356, CVE-2024-40935, CVE-2024-40944, CVE-2024-41003, CVE-2024-40990, CVE-2024-40952, CVE-2024-40940, CVE-2024-40930, CVE-2024-40985, CVE-2024-40941, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-39466, CVE-2024-40933, CVE-2024-38624, CVE-2024-40924, CVE-2024-40945, CVE-2024-40899, CVE-2024-38622, CVE-2024-40979, CVE-2024-36484, CVE-2024-41004, CVE-2024-39474, CVE-2022-48772, CVE-2024-36244, CVE-2024-38664, CVE-2024-40925, CVE-2024-40980, CVE-2024-39480, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2024-40936, CVE-2024-40904, CVE-2024-38635, CVE-2024-40927, CVE-2024-36481, CVE-2024-40929, CVE-2024-40958, CVE-2024-36978, CVE-2024-40992, CVE-2024-40908, CVE-2024-39504, CVE-2024-41001, CVE-2024-40967, CVE-2023-52884, CVE-2024-40997, CVE-2024-40903, CVE-2024-40913, CVE-2024-34030, CVE-2024-39473, CVE-2024-40966, CVE-2024-40951, CVE-2024-40902, CVE-2024-40982, CVE-2024-40923, CVE-2024-39467, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-40909, CVE-2024-39463, CVE-2024-40974, CVE-2024-41002, CVE-2024-39464, CVE-2024-39496, CVE-2024-41040, CVE-2024-39469, CVE-2024-39500, CVE-2024-39510, CVE-2024-38627, CVE-2024-32936, CVE-2024-40975, CVE-2024-38390, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-41006, CVE-2024-40986, CVE-2024-40987, CVE-2024-40922, CVE-2024-40983, CVE-2024-37354, CVE-2024-38637, CVE-2024-39277, CVE-2024-40943, CVE-2024-39371, CVE-2024-40921, CVE-2024-40953, CVE-2024-38634, CVE-2024-38659, CVE-2024-39492, CVE-2024-40976, CVE-2024-40906, CVE-2024-40965, CVE-2024-38667, CVE-2024-39498, CVE-2024-38628, CVE-2024-38661, CVE-2024-38663, CVE-2024-40998, CVE-2024-40948, CVE-2024-38306, CVE-2024-40928, CVE-2024-39468, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-39505, CVE-2024-40963, CVE-2024-39499, CVE-2024-39506, CVE-2024-40995, CVE-2024-39491, CVE-2024-40900, CVE-2024-39478, CVE-2024-39490, CVE-2024-39291, CVE-2024-40981, CVE-2024-40926, CVE-2024-40939, CVE-2024-38385, CVE-2024-39483, CVE-2024-40989, CVE-2024-40955, CVE-2024-39501, CVE-2024-38381, CVE-2024-33621, CVE-2024-40964, CVE-2024-42148, CVE-2024-36286, CVE-2024-38629, CVE-2024-39509, CVE-2024-39298, CVE-2024-36489, CVE-2024-34777, CVE-2024-40957, CVE-2024-40919, CVE-2024-39462, CVE-2024-39495, CVE-2024-39497, CVE-2024-38636, CVE-2024-36281, CVE-2024-39479, CVE-2024-40932, CVE-2024-36288, CVE-2024-38623, CVE-2024-40969, CVE-2024-40931, CVE-2024-36971, CVE-2024-40934, CVE-2024-36015, CVE-2024-39485, CVE-2024-40996, CVE-2024-39507, CVE-2024-36973, CVE-2024-38625, CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-34027, CVE-2024-37026, CVE-2024-40960, CVE-2024-37078, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40988, CVE-2024-41005, CVE-2024-39276, CVE-2024-38662, CVE-2024-39502, CVE-2024-36479, CVE-2024-40947, CVE-2024-38780, CVE-2024-38388, CVE-2024-40917, CVE-2024-36974, CVE-2024-40970, CVE-2024-40901, CVE-2024-38384, CVE-2024-39475, CVE-2024-40949, CVE-2024-37021, CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-39503, CVE-2024-41000, CVE-2024-33847, CVE-2024-35247, CVE-2024-40968, CVE-2024-33619, CVE-2024-38619, CVE-2024-40984, CVE-2024-36478, CVE-2024-39493, CVE-2024-42078, CVE-2024-40954, CVE-2024-40978, CVE-2024-39508, CVE-2024-40915, CVE-2024-39489, CVE-2024-40920, CVE-2024-38618, CVE-2024-40938, CVE-2024-39296, CVE-2024-40962, CVE-2024-39470, CVE-2024-39481, CVE-2024-40977, CVE-2024-38621, CVE-2024-40971, CVE-2024-31076, CVE-2024-36972, CVE-2024-39471, CVE-2024-40994, CVE-2024-40973, CVE-2024-40916, CVE-2024-40942, CVE-2024-40956, CVE-2024-39465, CVE-2024-40914, CVE-2024-40937, CVE-2024-40918, CVE-2024-40905, CVE-2024-39488, CVE-2024-38632, CVE-2024-39461, CVE-2024-40999, CVE-2024-40972, CVE-2024-36477, CVE-2024-40961)

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-6999-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206987

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6999-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/11/2024

Updated: 9/11/2024

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: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42148

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp

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: 9/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48772, CVE-2023-52884, CVE-2024-23848, CVE-2024-31076, CVE-2024-32936, CVE-2024-33619, CVE-2024-33621, CVE-2024-33847, CVE-2024-34027, CVE-2024-34030, CVE-2024-34777, CVE-2024-35247, CVE-2024-36015, CVE-2024-36244, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2024-36281, CVE-2024-36286, CVE-2024-36288, CVE-2024-36477, CVE-2024-36478, CVE-2024-36479, CVE-2024-36481, CVE-2024-36484, CVE-2024-36489, CVE-2024-36971, CVE-2024-36972, CVE-2024-36973, CVE-2024-36974, CVE-2024-36978, CVE-2024-37021, CVE-2024-37026, CVE-2024-37078, CVE-2024-37354, CVE-2024-37356, CVE-2024-38306, CVE-2024-38381, CVE-2024-38384, CVE-2024-38385, CVE-2024-38388, CVE-2024-38390, CVE-2024-38618, CVE-2024-38619, CVE-2024-38621, CVE-2024-38622, CVE-2024-38623, CVE-2024-38624, CVE-2024-38625, CVE-2024-38627, CVE-2024-38628, CVE-2024-38629, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-38632, CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-38634, CVE-2024-38635, CVE-2024-38636, CVE-2024-38637, CVE-2024-38659, CVE-2024-38661, CVE-2024-38662, CVE-2024-38663, CVE-2024-38664, CVE-2024-38667, CVE-2024-38780, CVE-2024-39276, CVE-2024-39277, CVE-2024-39291, CVE-2024-39296, CVE-2024-39298, CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-39371, CVE-2024-39461, CVE-2024-39462, CVE-2024-39463, CVE-2024-39464, CVE-2024-39465, CVE-2024-39466, CVE-2024-39467, CVE-2024-39468, CVE-2024-39469, CVE-2024-39470, CVE-2024-39471, CVE-2024-39473, CVE-2024-39474, CVE-2024-39475, CVE-2024-39478, CVE-2024-39479, CVE-2024-39480, CVE-2024-39481, CVE-2024-39483, CVE-2024-39485, CVE-2024-39488, CVE-2024-39489, CVE-2024-39490, CVE-2024-39491, CVE-2024-39492, CVE-2024-39493, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-39495, CVE-2024-39496, CVE-2024-39497, CVE-2024-39498, CVE-2024-39499, CVE-2024-39500, CVE-2024-39501, CVE-2024-39502, CVE-2024-39503, CVE-2024-39504, CVE-2024-39505, CVE-2024-39506, CVE-2024-39507, CVE-2024-39508, CVE-2024-39509, CVE-2024-39510, CVE-2024-40899, CVE-2024-40900, CVE-2024-40901, CVE-2024-40902, CVE-2024-40903, CVE-2024-40904, CVE-2024-40905, CVE-2024-40906, CVE-2024-40908, CVE-2024-40909, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-40911, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40913, CVE-2024-40914, CVE-2024-40915, CVE-2024-40916, CVE-2024-40917, CVE-2024-40918, CVE-2024-40919, CVE-2024-40920, CVE-2024-40921, CVE-2024-40922, CVE-2024-40923, CVE-2024-40924, CVE-2024-40925, CVE-2024-40926, CVE-2024-40927, CVE-2024-40928, CVE-2024-40929, CVE-2024-40930, CVE-2024-40931, CVE-2024-40932, CVE-2024-40933, CVE-2024-40934, CVE-2024-40935, CVE-2024-40936, CVE-2024-40937, CVE-2024-40938, CVE-2024-40939, CVE-2024-40940, CVE-2024-40941, CVE-2024-40942, CVE-2024-40943, CVE-2024-40944, CVE-2024-40945, CVE-2024-40947, CVE-2024-40948, CVE-2024-40949, CVE-2024-40951, CVE-2024-40952, CVE-2024-40953, CVE-2024-40954, CVE-2024-40955, CVE-2024-40956, CVE-2024-40957, CVE-2024-40958, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-40960, CVE-2024-40961, CVE-2024-40962, CVE-2024-40963, CVE-2024-40964, CVE-2024-40965, CVE-2024-40966, CVE-2024-40967, CVE-2024-40968, CVE-2024-40969, CVE-2024-40970, CVE-2024-40971, CVE-2024-40972, CVE-2024-40973, CVE-2024-40974, CVE-2024-40975, CVE-2024-40976, CVE-2024-40977, CVE-2024-40978, CVE-2024-40979, CVE-2024-40980, CVE-2024-40981, CVE-2024-40982, CVE-2024-40983, CVE-2024-40984, CVE-2024-40985, CVE-2024-40986, CVE-2024-40987, CVE-2024-40988, CVE-2024-40989, CVE-2024-40990, CVE-2024-40992, CVE-2024-40994, CVE-2024-40995, CVE-2024-40996, CVE-2024-40997, CVE-2024-40998, CVE-2024-40999, CVE-2024-41000, CVE-2024-41001, CVE-2024-41002, CVE-2024-41003, CVE-2024-41004, CVE-2024-41005, CVE-2024-41006, CVE-2024-41040, CVE-2024-42078, CVE-2024-42148

USN: 6999-1