Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3848-2 | First vendor Publication | 2018-12-20 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2018-12-20 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty Details: USN-3848-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that a double free existed in the AMD GPIO driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18174) It was discovered that an integer overrun vulnerability existed in the POSIX timers implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-12896) Kanda Motohiro discovered that writing extended attributes to an XFS file system in the Linux kernel in certain situations could cause an error condition to occur. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18690) It was discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the CDROM driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-18710) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 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-3848-2 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 25 % | CWE-754 | Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions |
| 25 % | CWE-415 | Double Free |
| 25 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
| 25 % | CWE-190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2018-1621b2204a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2019-01-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-50075276e8.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2019-01-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2018-f55c305488.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-12-28 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1432.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-12-21 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2018-1133.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-12-20 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update. File : al2_ALAS-2018-1133.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-11-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2018-b68776e5b0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-11-21 | Name : The remote EulerOS Virtualization host is missing a security update. File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-11-16 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2018-3083.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-07-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-8484550fff.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2018-12-21 05:20:25 |
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| 2018-12-21 05:17:49 |
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