Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-4163-1 | First vendor Publication | 2019-10-22 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2019-10-22 |
| 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:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | 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 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 - linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors Details: It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ARC EMAC ethernet driver for the Linux kernel, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10906) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation in the Linux kernel when handling certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2017-18232) It was discovered that the RSI 91x Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not did not handle detach operations correctly, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-21008) Wen Huang discovered that the Marvell Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking, leading to a heap overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14814, CVE-2019-14816) Matt Delco discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking when handling coalesced MMIO write operations. A local attacker with write access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-14821) Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the USB audio driver for the Linux kernel did not properly validate device meta data. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15117) Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the USB audio driver for the Linux kernel improperly performed recursion while handling device meta data. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15118) It was discovered that the Technisat DVB-S/S2 USB device driver in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overread. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15505) Brad Spengler discovered that a Spectre mitigation was improperly implemented in the ptrace susbsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15902) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: 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-4163-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 20 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
| 20 % | CWE-122 | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 10 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 10 % | CWE-674 | Uncontrolled Recursion |
| 10 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
| 10 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
| 10 % | CWE-125 | Out-of-bounds Read |
| 10 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-1_0-0161.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-2_0-0072.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-05-02 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-4187.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-04-20 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2018-993.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-28 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-ba39fc0e07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-28 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-e378863e47.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2019-10-22 05:18:41 |
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