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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7121-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211624

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-7121-1 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:

 - ARM64 architecture;

 - S390 architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - Block layer subsystem;

 - Cryptographic API;

 - ATM drivers;

 - Device frequency scaling framework;

 - GPU drivers;

 - Hardware monitoring drivers;

 - VMware VMCI Driver;

 - Network drivers;

 - Device tree and open firmware driver;

 - SCSI drivers;

 - Greybus lights staging drivers;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - F2FS file system;

 - JFS file system;

 - NILFS2 file system;

 - Netfilter;

 - Memory management;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - IUCV driver;

 - Logical Link layer;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - NFC subsystem;

 - Network traffic control;

 - Unix domain sockets; (CVE-2023-52614, CVE-2024-26633, CVE-2024-46758, CVE-2024-46723, CVE-2023-52502, CVE-2024-41059, CVE-2024-44987, CVE-2024-36020, CVE-2023-52599, CVE-2023-52639, CVE-2024-26668, CVE-2024-42094, CVE-2022-48938, CVE-2022-48733, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2023-52578, CVE-2024-38560, CVE-2024-38538, CVE-2024-42310, CVE-2024-46722, CVE-2024-46800, CVE-2024-41095, CVE-2024-42104, CVE-2024-35877, CVE-2022-48943, CVE-2024-46743, CVE-2023-52531, CVE-2024-46757, CVE-2024-36953, CVE-2024-46756, CVE-2024-38596, CVE-2023-52612, CVE-2024-38637, CVE-2024-41071, CVE-2024-46759, CVE-2024-43882, CVE-2024-26675, CVE-2024-43854, CVE-2024-44942, CVE-2024-44998, CVE-2024-42240, CVE-2024-41089, CVE-2024-26636, CVE-2024-46738, CVE-2024-42309)

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-7121-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211624

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7121-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/20/2024

Updated: 11/20/2024

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-2024-46800

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-4.15.0-231-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1183-azure, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1137-oracle, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1168-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1158-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-231-lowlatency

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48733, CVE-2022-48938, CVE-2022-48943, CVE-2023-52502, CVE-2023-52531, CVE-2023-52578, CVE-2023-52599, CVE-2023-52612, CVE-2023-52614, CVE-2023-52639, CVE-2024-26633, CVE-2024-26636, CVE-2024-26668, CVE-2024-26675, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-35877, CVE-2024-36020, CVE-2024-36953, CVE-2024-38538, CVE-2024-38560, CVE-2024-38596, CVE-2024-38637, CVE-2024-41059, CVE-2024-41071, CVE-2024-41089, CVE-2024-41095, CVE-2024-42094, CVE-2024-42104, CVE-2024-42240, CVE-2024-42309, CVE-2024-42310, CVE-2024-43854, CVE-2024-43882, CVE-2024-44942, CVE-2024-44987, CVE-2024-44998, CVE-2024-46722, CVE-2024-46723, CVE-2024-46738, CVE-2024-46743, CVE-2024-46756, CVE-2024-46757, CVE-2024-46758, CVE-2024-46759, CVE-2024-46800

USN: 7121-1