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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7183-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213509

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7183-1 advisory.

 Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type- confusion error. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12351)

 Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-12352)

 Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI event packet parser in the Linux kernel did not properly handle event advertisements of certain sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-24490)

 Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2022-36402)

 Zheng Wang discovered a use-after-free in the Renesas Ethernet AVB driver in the Linux kernel during device removal. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
 (CVE-2023-35827)

 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:

 - GPU drivers;

 - I2C subsystem;

 - Network drivers;

 - Pin controllers subsystem;

 - TTY drivers;

 - USB Mass Storage drivers;

 - Framebuffer layer;

 - Ext4 file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - Kernel init infrastructure;

 - DMA mapping infrastructure;

 - Memory management;

 - 9P file system network protocol;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - Logical Link layer;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - Netfilter;

 - NFC subsystem;

 - Phonet protocol;

 - Network traffic control;

 - Wireless networking; (CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2023-52509, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2021-47118, CVE-2024-43884, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-38619, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-53057, CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2021-47086, CVE-2024-42153, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-44944, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-39301)

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-7183-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213509

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7183-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/6/2025

Updated: 1/7/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12351

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-262-lowlatency, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-262-generic

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12351, CVE-2020-12352, CVE-2020-24490, CVE-2021-47086, CVE-2021-47118, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2022-36402, CVE-2023-35827, CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2023-52509, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38619, CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2024-42153, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-43884, CVE-2024-44944, CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-49967, CVE-2024-53057

USN: 7183-1