Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-4318-1 | First vendor Publication | 2020-04-06 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2020-04-06 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 7.1 | ||
| Base Score | 7.1 | Environmental Score | 7.1 |
| impact SubScore | 5.2 | Temporal Score | 7.1 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 1.8 | ||
| Attack Vector | Local | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | Availability Impact | High |
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 3.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 4.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-8428) Gustavo Romero and Paul Mackerras discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel for PowerPC processors did not properly keep guest state separate from host state. A local attacker in a KVM guest could use this to cause a denial of service (host system crash). (CVE-2020-8834) Shijie Luo discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for a too-large journal size. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (soft lockup). (CVE-2020-8992) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4318-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 33 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
| 33 % | CWE-400 | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') |
| 33 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2020-05-23 13:03:46 |
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| 2020-04-07 00:17:32 |
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