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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7332-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232182

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-7332-1 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:

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - Block layer subsystem;

 - GPIO subsystem;

 - GPU drivers;

 - Media drivers;

 - Network drivers;

 - SCSI subsystem;

 - Direct Digital Synthesis drivers;

 - TTY drivers;

 - 9P distributed file system;

 - JFS file system;

 - NILFS2 file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - Netfilter;

 - Network sockets;

 - Memory management;

 - Amateur Radio drivers;

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

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - Ethernet bridge;

 - Networking core;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - Netlink;

 - TIPC protocol;

 - Wireless networking;

 - ALSA framework; (CVE-2022-48994, CVE-2024-43900, CVE-2024-40943, CVE-2024-41063, CVE-2024-42070, CVE-2024-38567, CVE-2024-36964, CVE-2023-52522, CVE-2024-53156, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-43854, CVE-2024-42068, CVE-2023-52818, CVE-2024-44931, CVE-2021-47103, CVE-2023-52799, CVE-2024-43893, CVE-2024-36886, CVE-2024-49902, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-40911, CVE-2023-52488, CVE-2024-35896, CVE-2024-50117, CVE-2024-50171, CVE-2021-47606, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-43892, CVE-2024-50148, CVE-2024-41064, CVE-2024-44938, CVE-2024-50233, CVE-2023-52880, CVE-2024-43863, CVE-2024-26685, CVE-2024-40981)

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-7332-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232182

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7332-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/6/2025

Updated: 3/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

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-2024-53156

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-266-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-266-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1141-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1179-aws

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: 3/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47103, CVE-2021-47606, CVE-2022-48994, CVE-2023-52488, CVE-2023-52522, CVE-2023-52799, CVE-2023-52818, CVE-2023-52880, CVE-2024-26685, CVE-2024-35896, CVE-2024-36886, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-36964, CVE-2024-38567, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-40911, CVE-2024-40943, CVE-2024-40981, CVE-2024-41063, CVE-2024-41064, CVE-2024-42068, CVE-2024-42070, CVE-2024-43854, CVE-2024-43863, CVE-2024-43892, CVE-2024-43893, CVE-2024-43900, CVE-2024-44931, CVE-2024-44938, CVE-2024-49902, CVE-2024-50117, CVE-2024-50148, CVE-2024-50171, CVE-2024-50233, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53156

USN: 7332-1