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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-2543-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 82070
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
Eric Windisch discovered flaw in how the Linux kernel's XFS file system replaces remote attributes. A local access with access to an XFS file system could exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges.(CVE-2015-0274)
A flaw was discovered in the automatic loading of modules in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to load installed kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and potentially using this to gain administrative privileges.
(CVE-2013-7421)
The Linux kernel's splice system call did not correctly validate its parameters. A local, unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-7822)
A flaw was discovered in the crypto subsystem when screening module names for automatic module loading if the name contained a valid crypto module name, eg. vfat(aes). A local user could exploit this flaw to load installed kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and potentially using this to gain administrative privileges.
(CVE-2014-9644).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected linux-image-3.13-generic and / or linux-image-3.13-generic-lpae packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82070
File Name: ubuntu_USN-2543-1.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 3/25/2015
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13-generic-lpae, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts
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: 3/24/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-7421, CVE-2014-7822, CVE-2014-9644, CVE-2015-0274
USN: 2543-1