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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2240-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74360

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2240-1 advisory.

 Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrative privileges.
 (CVE-2014-3153)

 An information leak was discovered in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-2568)

 Sasha Levin reported a bug in the Linux kernel's virtual memory management subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-3122)

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-2240-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74360

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2240-1.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2014

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3153

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3122

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-powerpc-e500, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-29-powerpc64-smp

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: 6/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Android Towelroot Futex Requeue Kernel Exploit)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2568, CVE-2014-3122, CVE-2014-3153

BID: 66348

USN: 2240-1