The 4.14.11 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. This also includes the KPTI patches to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability for x86 architectures

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 kernel was updated to 4.4.114 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2017-5715: Systems with microprocessors utilizing     speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may     allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an     attacker with local user access via a side-channel     analysis (bnc#1068032). The previous fix using CPU     Microcode has been complemented by building the Linux     Kernel with return trampolines aka 'retpolines'.

  - CVE-2017-15129: A use-after-free vulnerability was found     in network namespaces code affecting the Linux kernel     The function get_net_ns_by_id() in     net/core/net_namespace.c did not check for the     net::count value after it has found a peer network in     netns_ids idr, which could lead to double free and     memory corruption. This vulnerability could allow an     unprivileged local user to induce kernel memory     corruption on the system, leading to a crash. Due to the     nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully     ruled out, although it is thought to be unlikely     (bnc#1074839).

  - CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function in     net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel has a race condition     in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack     pointer usage; this allowed a local user to execute code     and gain privileges (bnc#1073229).

  - CVE-2017-17862: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux     kernel ignored unreachable code, even though it would     still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also     considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could     possibly be used by local users for denial of service     (bnc#1073928).

  - CVE-2017-17864: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux     kernel mishandled states_equal comparisons between the     pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which     allowed local users to obtain potentially sensitive     address information, aka a 'pointer leak (bnc#1073928).

  - CVE-2017-18017: The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in     net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (use-after-free and memory corruption) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by leveraging the presence of     xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action (bnc#1074488).

  - CVE-2018-1000004: In the Linux kernel a race condition     vulnerability existed in the sound system, this can lead     to a deadlock and denial of service condition     (bnc#1076017).

  - CVE-2018-5332: In the Linux kernel the     rds_message_alloc_sgs() function did not validate a     value that is used during DMA page allocation, leading     to a heap-based out-of-bounds write (related to the     rds_rdma_extra_size function in net/rds/rdma.c)     (bnc#1075621).

  - CVE-2018-5333: In the Linux kernel the rds_cmsg_atomic     function in net/rds/rdma.c mishandled cases where page     pinning fails or an invalid address is supplied, leading     to an rds_atomic_free_op NULL pointer dereference     (bnc#1075617).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1 advisory.

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would     still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic     issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the     pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially     sensitive address information, aka a pointer leak. (CVE-2017-17864)

  - The inode_init_owner function in fs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16 allows local users to create     files with an unintended group ownership, in a scenario where a directory is SGID to a certain group and     is writable by a user who is not a member of that group. Here, the non-member can trigger creation of a     plain file whose group ownership is that group. The intended behavior was that the non-member can trigger     creation of a directory (but not a plain file) whose group ownership is that group. The non-member can     escalate privileges by making the plain file executable and SGID. (CVE-2018-13405)

  - A use-after-free issue was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor processed posted interrupts     when nested(=1) virtualization is enabled. In nested_get_vmcs12_pages(), in case of an error while     processing posted interrupt address, it unmaps the 'pi_desc_page' without resetting 'pi_desc' descriptor     address, which is later used in pi_test_and_clear_on(). A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash     the host kernel resulting in DoS or potentially gain privileged access to a system. Kernel versions before     4.14.91 and before 4.19.13 are vulnerable. (CVE-2018-16882)

  - In l2tp_session_delete and related functions of l2tp_core.c, there is possible memory corruption due to a     use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.
    User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID:
    A-152735806 (CVE-2020-0429)

  - An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10.
    Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka     CID-d0c7feaf8767. (CVE-2020-12655)

  - An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's Voice Over IP H.323 connection     tracking functionality handled connections on ipv6 port 1720. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote     user to crash the system, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to     confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-14305)

  - u'Specifically timed and handcrafted traffic can cause internal errors in a WLAN device that lead to     improper layer 2 Wi-Fi encryption with a consequent possibility of information disclosure over the air for     a discrete set of traffic' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon     Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon     Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8053, IPQ4019, IPQ8064, MSM8909W,     MSM8996AU, QCA9531, QCN5502, QCS405, SDX20, SM6150, SM7150 (CVE-2020-3702)

  - IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive     information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.
    (CVE-2020-4788)

  - A flaw was found in the way memory resources were freed in the unix_stream_recvmsg function in the Linux     kernel when a signal was pending. This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to crash the system by     exhausting available memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
    (CVE-2021-20265)

  - A flaw in the processing of received ICMP errors (ICMP fragment needed and ICMP redirect) in the Linux     kernel functionality was found to allow the ability to quickly scan open UDP ports. This flaw allows an     off-path remote user to effectively bypass the source port UDP randomization. The highest threat from this     vulnerability is to confidentiality and possibly integrity, because software that relies on UDP source     port randomization are indirectly affected as well. (CVE-2021-20322)

  - An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in list_devices in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Multi-     device driver module in the Linux kernel before 5.12. A bound check failure allows an attacker with     special user (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) privilege to gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or     a leak of internal kernel information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system     availability. (CVE-2021-31916)

  - The Linux kernel before 5.11.14 has a use-after-free in cipso_v4_genopt in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c because     the CIPSO and CALIPSO refcounting for the DOI definitions is mishandled, aka CID-ad5d07f4a9cd. This leads     to writing an arbitrary value. (CVE-2021-33033)

  - In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from     kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because the protection mechanism neglects     the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack. (CVE-2021-34556)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's CAPI over Bluetooth connection code. An attacker with a local     account can escalate privileges when CAPI (ISDN) hardware connection fails. (CVE-2021-34981)

  - In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from     kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because a certain preempting store     operation does not necessarily occur before a store operation that has an attacker-controlled value.
    (CVE-2021-35477)

  - A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the     way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del()     together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A     privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2021-3640)

  - A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD code for supporting SVM nested virtualization. The flaw occurs when     processing the VMCB (virtual machine control block) provided by the L1 guest to spawn/handle a nested     guest (L2). Due to improper validation of the int_ctl field, this issue could allow a malicious L1 to     enable AVIC support (Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller) for the L2 guest. As a result, the L2 guest     would be allowed to read/write physical pages of the host, resulting in a crash of the entire system, leak     of sensitive data or potential guest-to-host escape. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to     5.14-rc7. (CVE-2021-3653)

  - A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to v5.14-rc1. Missing size validations on     inbound SCTP packets may allow the kernel to read uninitialized memory. (CVE-2021-3655)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking     subsystem in the way the user closes the LR-WPAN connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the     system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-3659)

  - A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was     found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users (with     CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
    (CVE-2021-3679)

  - A flaw was found in the Routing decision classifier in the Linux kernel's Traffic Control networking     subsystem in the way it handled changing of classification filters, leading to a use-after-free condition.
    This flaw allows unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat     from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3715)

  - hso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev     without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.
    (CVE-2021-37159)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem     with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be     accessible. (CVE-2021-3732)

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem in the way user calls connect to     the socket and disconnect simultaneously due to a race condition. This flaw allows a user to crash the     system or escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality,     integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3752)

  - A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may     cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl     (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. (CVE-2021-3753)

  - arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.5 on the powerpc platform allows KVM guest     OS users to cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs, aka CID-f62f3c20647e. (CVE-2021-37576)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free vulnerability in the NFC stack can lead to a threat     to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. (CVE-2021-3760)

  - A flaw was found in the Linux SCTP stack. A blind attacker may be able to kill an existing SCTP     association through invalid chunks if the attacker knows the IP-addresses and port numbers being used and     the attacker can send packets with spoofed IP addresses. (CVE-2021-3772)

  - ** DISPUTED ** In drivers/char/virtio_console.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4, data corruption or loss     can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size. NOTE:
    the vendor indicates that the cited data corruption is not a vulnerability in any existing use case; the     length validation was added solely for robustness in the face of anomalous host OS behavior.
    (CVE-2021-38160)

  - arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h in the Linux kernel before 5.12.11 incorrectly computes the access     permissions of a shadow page, leading to a missing guest protection page fault. (CVE-2021-38198)

  - drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain     situations. (CVE-2021-38204)

  - A race condition was discovered in ext4_write_inline_data_end in fs/ext4/inline.c in the ext4 subsystem in     the Linux kernel through 5.13.13. (CVE-2021-40490)

  - The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab     out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.
    (CVE-2021-42008)

  - A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel FireDTV media card driver, where the user     calls the CA_SEND_MSG ioctl. This flaw allows a local user of the host machine to crash the system or     escalate privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality,     integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-42739)

  - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.15. There is an array-index-out-of-bounds flaw in     the detach_capi_ctr function in drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi.c. (CVE-2021-43389)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2017-5754)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17863)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-16995)

Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a branch-pruning logic issue around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel mishandled pointer data values in some situations. A local attacker could use this to to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-17864).

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.

The 4.14.11 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. This also includes the KPTI patches to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability for x86 architectures.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17863)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-16995)

Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a branch-pruning logic issue around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel mishandled pointer data values in some situations. A local attacker could use this to to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-17864).

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.

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's perf     subsystem retrieved userlevel stack traces on PowerPC     systems. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw     to cause a denial of service on the system by creating     a special stack layout that would force the     perf_callchain_user_64() function into an infinite     loop.(CVE-2015-6526i1/4%0

  - A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. Payloads     of NM entries are not supposed to contain NUL. When     such entry is processed, only the part prior to the     first NUL goes into the concatenation (i.e. the     directory entry name being encoded by a bunch of NM     entries). The process stops when the amount collected     so far + the claimed amount in the current NM entry     exceed 254. However, the value returned as the total     length is the sum of *claimed* sizes, not the actual     amount collected. And that's what will be passed to     readdir() callback as the name length - 8Kb
    __copy_to_user() from a buffer allocated by
    __get_free_page().(CVE-2016-4913i1/4%0

  - The perf_trace_event_perm function in     kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c in the Linux kernel     before 3.12.2 does not properly restrict access to the     perf subsystem, which allows local users to enable     function tracing via a crafted     application.(CVE-2013-2930i1/4%0

  - The mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c in the     Linux kernel through 4.19.13 allowed local attackers to     observe page cache access patterns of other processes     on the same system, potentially allowing sniffing of     secret information. (Fixing this affects the output of     the fincore program.) Limited remote exploitation may     be possible, as demonstrated by latency differences in     accessing public files from an Apache HTTP     Server.(CVE-2019-5489i1/4%0

  - It was found that the espfix functionality could be     bypassed by installing a 16-bit RW data segment into     GDT instead of LDT (which espfix checks), and using     that segment on the stack. A local, unprivileged user     could potentially use this flaw to leak kernel stack     addresses.(CVE-2014-8133i1/4%0

  - An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in     the Linux kernel. An out-of-bounds access is possible     in write_extent_buffer() when mounting and operating a     crafted btrfs image due to a lack of verification at     mount time within the btrfs_read_block_groups() in     fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c function. This could lead to a     system crash and a denial of service.(CVE-2018-14610i1/4%0

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through     4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the     pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type,     which allows local users to obtain potentially     sensitive address information, aka a 'pointer     leak.'(CVE-2017-17864i1/4%0

  - drivers/hid/hid-lenovo-tpkbd.c in the Human Interface     Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through     3.11, when CONFIG_HID_LENOVO_TPKBD is enabled, allows     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted     device.(CVE-2013-2894i1/4%0

  - Memory leak in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function in     drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c in the Linux kernel     allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel     memory exhaustion) via multiple read accesses to files     in the /sys/class/sas_phy directory.(CVE-2018-7757i1/4%0

  - It was found that the original fix for CVE-2016-6786     was incomplete. There exist a race between two     concurrent sys_perf_event_open() calls when both try     and move the same pre-existing software group into a     hardware context.(CVE-2017-6001i1/4%0

  - In the Linux kernel before 4.20.12,     net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic_main.c in the SNMP     NAT module has insufficient ASN.1 length checks (aka an     array index error), making out-of-bounds read and write     operations possible, leading to an OOPS or local     privilege escalation. This affects snmp_version and     snmp_helper.(CVE-2019-9162i1/4%0

  - An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux     kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     implementation handled access of the user control's     state. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to     leak kernel memory to user space.(CVE-2014-4652i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found that the vfs_rename() function did not     detect hard links on overlayfs. A local, unprivileged     user could use the rename syscall on overlayfs on top     of xfs to crash the system.(CVE-2016-6198i1/4%0

  - It was found that when file permissions were modified     via chmod and the user modifying them was not in the     owning group or capable of CAP_FSETID, the setgid bit     would be cleared. Setting a POSIX ACL via setxattr sets     the file permissions as well as the new ACL, but     doesn't clear the setgid bit in a similar way. This     could allow a local user to gain group privileges via     certain setgid applications.(CVE-2016-7097i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto     subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules.
    A local user could use this flaw to load any installed     kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of     the running kernel.(CVE-2014-9644i1/4%0

  - An arbitrary memory r/w access issue was found in the     Linux kernel compiled with the eBPF bpf(2) system call     (CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) support. The issue could occur due     to calculation errors in the eBPF verifier module,     triggered by user supplied malicious BPF program. An     unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their     privileges on a system. Setting parameter     'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1' prevents such     privilege escalation by restricting access to bpf(2)     call.(CVE-2017-16995i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the implementation of associative     arrays where the add_key systemcall and KEYCTL_UPDATE     operations allowed for a NULL payload with a nonzero     length. When accessing the payload within this length     parameters value, an unprivileged user could trivially     cause a NULL pointer dereference (kernel     oops).(CVE-2017-15274i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's keyring handling     code: the key_reject_and_link() function could be     forced to free an arbitrary memory block. An attacker     could use this flaw to trigger a use-after-free     condition on the system, potentially allowing for     privilege escalation.(CVE-2016-4470i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the way certain interfaces of the     Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem used write() as     bi-directional ioctl() replacement, which could lead to     insufficient memory security checks when being invoked     using the splice() system call. A local unprivileged     user on a system with either Infiniband hardware     present or RDMA Userspace Connection Manager Access     module explicitly loaded, could use this flaw to     escalate their privileges on the     system.(CVE-2016-4565i1/4%0

  - It was found that the Linux kernel's IPv6 network stack     did not properly validate the value of the MTU variable     when it was set. A remote attacker could potentially     use this flaw to disrupt a target system's networking     (packet loss) by setting an invalid MTU value, for     example, via a NetworkManager daemon that is processing     router advertisement packets running on the target     system.(CVE-2015-8215i1/4%0

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3523-2 advisory.

    USN-3523-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the     corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04     LTS.

    Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction     may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local     attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2017-5754)

    Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel did not     properly check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack. A local attacker could use this     to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17863)

    Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel improperly     performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service     (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)

    Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel     contained a branch-pruning logic issue around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

    Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel mishandled     pointer data values in some situations. A local attacker could use this to to expose sensitive information     (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-17864)

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.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to 4.4.114 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2017-5715: Systems with microprocessors utilizing     speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may     allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an     attacker with local user access via a side-channel     analysis (bnc#1068032). The previous fix using CPU     Microcode has been complemented by building the Linux     Kernel with return trampolines aka 'retpolines'.

  - CVE-2017-15129: A use-after-free vulnerability was found     in network namespaces code affecting the Linux kernel in     the function get_net_ns_by_id() in     net/core/net_namespace.c did not check for the     net::count value after it has found a peer network in     netns_ids idr, which could lead to double free and     memory corruption. This vulnerability could allow an     unprivileged local user to induce kernel memory     corruption on the system, leading to a crash. Due to the     nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully     ruled out, although it is thought to be unlikely     (bnc#1074839).

  - CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function in     net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel has a race condition     in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack     pointer usage; this allowed a local user to execute code     and gain privileges (bnc#1073229).

  - CVE-2017-17862: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux     kernel ignored unreachable code, even though it would     still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also     considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could     possibly be used by local users for denial of service     (bnc#1073928).

  - CVE-2017-17864: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux     kernel mishandled states_equal comparisons between the     pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which     allowed local users to obtain potentially sensitive     address information, aka a 'pointer leak (bnc#1073928).

  - CVE-2017-18017: The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in     net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (use-after-free and memory corruption) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by leveraging the presence of     xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action (bnc#1074488).

  - CVE-2018-5332: In the Linux kernel the     rds_message_alloc_sgs() function did not validate a     value that is used during DMA page allocation, leading     to a heap-based out-of-bounds write (related to the     rds_rdma_extra_size function in net/rds/rdma.c)     (bnc#1075621).

  - CVE-2018-5333: In the Linux kernel the rds_cmsg_atomic     function in net/rds/rdma.c mishandled cases where page     pinning fails or an invalid address is supplied, leading     to an rds_atomic_free_op NULL pointer dereference     (bnc#1075617).

  - CVE-2018-1000004: In the Linux kernel a race condition     vulnerability existed in the sound system, this can lead     to a deadlock and denial of service condition     (bnc#1076017).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.

  - CVE-2017-8824     Mohamed Ghannam discovered that the DCCP implementation     did not correctly manage resources when a socket is     disconnected and reconnected, potentially leading to a     use-after-free. A local user could use this for denial     of service (crash or data corruption) or possibly for     privilege escalation. On systems that do not already     have the dccp module loaded, this can be mitigated by     disabling it:echo >> /etc/modprobe.d/disable-dccp.conf     install dccp false

  - CVE-2017-16538     Andrey Konovalov reported that the dvb-usb-lmedm04 media     driver did not correctly handle some error conditions     during initialisation. A physically present user with a     specially designed USB device can use this to cause a     denial of service (crash).

  - CVE-2017-16644     Andrey Konovalov reported that the hdpvr media driver     did not correctly handle some error conditions during     initialisation. A physically present user with a     specially designed USB device can use this to cause a     denial of service (crash).

  - CVE-2017-16995     Jann Horn discovered that the Extended BPF verifier did     not correctly model the behaviour of 32-bit load     instructions. A local user can use this for privilege     escalation.

  - CVE-2017-17448     Kevin Cernekee discovered that the netfilter subsystem     allowed users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in any     user namespace, not just the root namespace, to enable     and disable connection tracking helpers. This could lead     to denial of service, violation of network security     policy, or have other impact.

  - CVE-2017-17449     Kevin Cernekee discovered that the netlink subsystem     allowed users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in any     user namespace to monitor netlink traffic in all net     namespaces, not just those owned by that user namespace.
    This could lead to exposure of sensitive information.

  - CVE-2017-17450     Kevin Cernekee discovered that the xt_osf module allowed     users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in any user     namespace to modify the global OS fingerprint list.

  - CVE-2017-17558     Andrey Konovalov reported that that USB core did not     correctly handle some error conditions during     initialisation. A physically present user with a     specially designed USB device can use this to cause a     denial of service (crash or memory corruption), or     possibly for privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2017-17712     Mohamed Ghannam discovered a race condition in the IPv4     raw socket implementation. A local user could use this     to obtain sensitive information from the kernel.

  - CVE-2017-17741     Dmitry Vyukov reported that the KVM implementation for     x86 would over-read data from memory when emulating an     MMIO write if the kvm_mmio tracepoint was enabled. A     guest virtual machine might be able to use this to cause     a denial of service (crash).

  - CVE-2017-17805     It was discovered that some implementations of the     Salsa20 block cipher did not correctly handle     zero-length input. A local user could use this to cause     a denial of service (crash) or possibly have other     security impact.

  - CVE-2017-17806     It was discovered that the HMAC implementation could be     used with an underlying hash algorithm that requires a     key, which was not intended. A local user could use this     to cause a denial of service (crash or memory     corruption), or possibly for privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2017-17807     Eric Biggers discovered that the KEYS subsystem lacked a     check for write permission when adding keys to a     process's default keyring. A local user could use this     to cause a denial of service or to obtain sensitive     information.

  - CVE-2017-17862     Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Extended BPF     verifier ignored unreachable code, even though it would     still be processed by JIT compilers. This could possibly     be used by local users for denial of service. It also     increases the severity of bugs in determining     unreachable code.

  - CVE-2017-17863     Jann Horn discovered that the Extended BPF verifier did     not correctly model pointer arithmetic on the stack     frame pointer. A local user can use this for privilege     escalation.

  - CVE-2017-17864     Jann Horn discovered that the Extended BPF verifier     could fail to detect pointer leaks from conditional     code. A local user could use this to obtain sensitive     information in order to exploit other vulnerabilities.

  - CVE-2017-1000407     Andrew Honig reported that the KVM implementation for     Intel processors allowed direct access to host I/O port     0x80, which is not generally safe. On some systems this     allows a guest VM to cause a denial of service (crash)     of the host.

  - CVE-2017-1000410     Ben Seri reported that the Bluetooth subsystem did not     correctly handle short EFS information elements in L2CAP     messages. An attacker able to communicate over Bluetooth     could use this to obtain sensitive information from the     kernel.

The various problems in the Extended BPF verifier can be mitigated by disabling use of Extended BPF by unprivileged users:sysctl kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1

Debian disables unprivileged user namespaces by default, but if they are enabled (via the kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone sysctl) then CVE-2017-17448 can be exploited by any local user.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
105596	Fedora 26 : kernel (2018-8ed5eff2c0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/5/2018	1/6/2021	high
106748	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:0416-1) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2/12/2018	1/23/2020	critical
155902	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/7/2021	7/13/2023	high
105726	Ubuntu 17.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3523-1) (Meltdown)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	1/10/2018	5/11/2023	high
106024	Fedora 27 : kernel (2018-22d5fa8a90)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/15/2018	1/6/2021	high
105748	Ubuntu 17.10 : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3523-3)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	1/11/2018	5/11/2023	high
124985	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1532)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	5/14/2019	5/20/2022	high
105747	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3523-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	1/11/2018	8/27/2024	high
106672	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:0383-1) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2/8/2018	1/23/2020	critical
106740	openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2018-153) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2/12/2018	1/19/2021	critical
105433	Debian DSA-4073-1 : linux - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	12/26/2017	1/4/2021	high

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